Hi, If I wanted to take use some other gnu application in a windows environment using the cygwin files, then what do I do? Can I use the regular cygwin setup to detect the new gnu application to be installed under the usr/ directory? Would I need to do something special to the gnu application to port it to windows using cygwin?
I was considering porting flex++ or bison++ out of curiosity and as a challenge to myself. Because I don't need it right now, I don't think that I will do this. I wonder about having one operating system as a base and putting windows and linux and anything else on top of it. The system calls would go through the base operating system. I wondered if a bug in windows could turn windows into another operating system. The bug or worm gets into the system call area and translates the entire windows system into a viable linux system. Wouldn't a bug like that be cool? And maybe there would be a (really evil yucky) bug that transformed a linux system into a windows system. Enough midnight musings! Thanks for your help! ===== Fractal A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
