On 14 December 2010 00:26, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote: >> mingw32-winnt >> mingw64-winnt >> mingw32-msys >> mingw64-msys >> mingw32-cygwin >> mingw64-cygwin >> > > ----8<---- > MSYS is a collection of GNU utilities such as bash, make, gawk and > grep to allow building of applications and programs which depend on > traditionally UNIX tools to be present. It is intended to supplement > MinGW and the deficiencies of the cmd shell. > ----8<---- > > So msys is just a meta-package which runs on mingwXX-winnt.
It's not. It's a fork of an old Cygwin version (1.3), with increased emphasis on Windows integration. It has its own toolchain, and it makes a big difference whether you build a program for MinGW or MSYS. In particular, the MSYS DLL (née Cygwin DLL) does provide a fair chunk of POSIX, whereas MinGW basically sticks with what Windows itself provides. Andy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Mingw-w64-public mailing list Mingw-w64-public@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-w64-public
