Diburim [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] writes: (Quoted from the subject line - Diburim, it's best to keep the subject line short and put your question in the body of the e-mail. Subject lines are often truncated for display purposes and it can make it more difficult to see your question)
> On Windows OS, is there any advantage for completing rsync using > MSVC instead of gcc/cygwin ? Not only is there no advantage, but it won't work - I'm guessing you haven't actually tried, right? :-) rsync is designed to run in a Unix environment, and makes extensive use of Unix system calls and facilities (being able to fork() a child process for example). The native Windows environment isn't compatible with the Unix system API. That's what cygwin brings to the table, the entire Unix emulation layer, and it's crucial to the ability of rsync to work under Windows at all. -- David /-----------------------------------------------------------------------\ \ David Bolen \ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / | FitLinxx, Inc. \ Phone: (203) 708-5192 | / 860 Canal Street, Stamford, CT 06902 \ Fax: (203) 316-5150 \ \-----------------------------------------------------------------------/ -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
