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At Thu 20 Nov 2008 10:50:38 UTC, Steve Lee <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 2008/11/20 Anthony Williams <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> OTOH, on Linux you >> can code against the POSIX APIs, and use the X API for GUIs. > > NT was always supposed to have a POSIX layer as an alternative to > WIN32 but I've no idea what happend to it. It's still there. To really make use of it you need to install "Windows Services for Unix", which provides you with a complete POSIX environment, including command interpreters and gcc. Anthony -- Anthony Williams Author of C++ Concurrency in Action | http://www.manning.com/williams Custom Software Development | http://www.justsoftwaresolutions.co.uk Just Software Solutions Ltd, Registered in England, Company Number 5478976. Registered Office: 15 Carrallack Mews, St Just, Cornwall, TR19 7UL, UK -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html