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From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
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Subject: Re: compiling ckermit with cygnus win32 tools
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In article <wkiupdfbzz.fsf@jhuapl.edu>,
Skip Collins <collibf1@jhuapl.edu> wrote:
:
: Thanks for the pointer. I am aware of K95. I do realize that a lot of
: effort has gone into getting K95 "right". But I am tinkering with the
: Cygnus tools now. I would like to see just how robust they are, how
: easy it is to port relatively complex programs (e.g. kermit) from unix
: to win32, etc. So far I have a mixed opinion of the package. On the
: one hand, it was able to compile ckermit almost out of the box. On the
: other hand, the compiled program doesn't work. I think that this is in
: part due to my unfamiliarity with the mapping of concepts from unix to
: win32 that Cygnus uses. So far, that mapping seems to be less than
: ideal. Then again, if I can work out what the serial port problem is,
: get ncurses working, and get tcp working, that would be pretty
: impressive. Then I would seriously look into using Cygnus for some
: serious cross-developement projects.
Keep in mind that the Cygnus Cygwin32 project has been under development
for almost three years and there is still quite a lot of work still to
do. In the long run tools like Cygwin32 will benefit all users because
they enable cross platform applications to be developed which helps to
unlock the hold that Microsoft currently has on the vast majority of
PC Desktops. The negative side effect of cross platform development
is that the cross platform tools result in a lowest common denominator
application which lacks the bells and whistles that each platform chooses
to exploit specially. Therefore, there will always be a need for platform
specific versions of mass market software.
The Kermit Project is a strong supporter of cross platform development.
Please keep us up to date with successes and failures.
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2
The Kermit Project * Columbia University
612 West 115th St #716 * New York, NY * 10025 * (212) 854-1344
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html * kermit-support@columbia.edu