On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:23, Ben Scott<mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Kurt Buff<kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: >> GNU Core utils (most of them) ported to Windows, no dependent DLLs >> like cygwin, and far more current and available than UnxUtils >> http://gnuwin32.sf.net > > I had some trouble with those. Some of the utilities don't build > all the features that the UnxUtils variants do. I also had some DLL > hell between them and UnxUtils and/or other utilities I had. They do > indeed depend on some DLLs, just not as many as Cygwin. ssleay sticks > out in my mind. It's been awhile; I forget the details. I've had > UnxUtils for some time so availability wasn't a concern. And it's not > like "grep" has changed significantly in the past few years. But hey, > if it works for you, more power to you. :-) > > FYI, FWIW, IMO, YMMV, HTH, HAND, IBM, AT&T, TMA, etc. > > -- Ben
Alright - I must admit that I haven't tested *all* of them, but those I've used haven't had any issues, and I definitely wasn't aware that any of them depended on external DLLs. Still, for those who don't have either set, I'd recommend GnuWin32. Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
