2013/11/23 Suresh Govindachar <sgovindac...@yahoo.com>
>
> Hello,
>
> I came across "Utilities and SDK for Subsystem for UNIX-based
> Applications in Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2" that
> includes, among other things, SVR-5 Utilities, GNU SDK, GNU Utilities,
> and UNIX Perl [sic]
> http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=2391
>
> Here's a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpXkzZyrIbg
>
> Has anyone tried the above? Any comments?
>
The Unix subsystem hasn't been updated in years, and ships very old
utilities for an undeveloped posix subsystem in Windows. At it's heart,
it's brilliant, tying into Windows at such a low level that it manages to
pull out the most performant posix compatibility that is possible on
Windows. Problem is, it's been left to rot by MS for a long time so I'm not
sure how it compares to stuff like Cygwin and MSYS (if you only need a
shell).
I never got it functioning correctly, and it's terrible to use at best due
to its age. For everything it provides, there are free and more
user-friendly alternatives.
Note: this is my personal opinion on my experience with it. Perhaps
professionals who have really applied it for more than trial runs have
different experiences.
Cheers,
Ruben
> Thanks,
>
> --Suresh
>
>
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