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RE: Supported platforms and code merge




>> > Win9X is not supported.  Just so somebody doesn't waste their time. . .
>
> I agree.. just getting in on the ground floor as they say.
> I've never tried 9x, seen some posts on it though... I'll leave
> it to Suhaib
>
>

Windows 95/98 are not supported but Windows Millenium (Me) is supported.
Windows NT and Windows 2000 are supported.
Microsoft Finally removed a lot of 16-bit crap from gdi32.dl and
kernel32.dll


Suhaib

> > Harold L Hunt II
> > Phone: 800-850-1616 ext 108
> > Email: harold@compasstechnologies.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Collins [mailto:robert.collins@itdomain.com.au]
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 5:28 PM
> > To: Cygx (E-mail)
> > Subject: Re: Supported platforms and code merge
> >
> > Harold,
> >     Did you get a chance to look at the cygwin X-free FAQ? I've
> got a list
> > of things to be changed, which includes a lot of versioning style info.
> >
> > How about the how-to focus on the mechanics of installing, perhaps
> > referencing the FAQ where extra information is needed? I;m
> suggesting this
> > so we minimise the number of duplicate explanations we end up with - to
> > minise our required maintenance efforts
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Harold Hunt" <Harold@compasstechnologies.com>
> > To: "Cygx (E-mail)" <cygwin-xfree@sourceware.cygnus.com>
> > Sent: Monday, September 11, 2000 7:58 AM
> > Subject: Supported platforms and code merge
> >
> >
> > > Suhaib,
> > >
> > > Are the following statements correct?
> > >
> > > "Currently, the only supported Win32 platforms are Windows NT 4.0 SP4+
> and
> > > Windows 2000; Windows 95 and Windows 98 are not supported."
> > >
> > > "Cygwin allows the compilation of the XFree86 source on Win32; several
> > > patches were made to the XFree86 source to make XFree86
> actually compile
> > and
> > > run under Cygwin; it appears that those patches have been merged into
> the
> > > XFree86 4.0 source tree."
> > >
> > > Again, these are statement from my installation how-to, so I want to
> make
> > > sure that they are correct.  Thanks,
> > >
> > > Harold L Hunt II
> > > Phone: 800-850-1616 ext 108
> > > Email: harold@compasstechnologies.com
> > >
> > >
> >


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