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Re: Last Version of Cygwin for XP
- From: Tony Kelman <tony at kelman dot net>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 17:41:28 +0000 (UTC)
- Subject: Re: Last Version of Cygwin for XP
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Erik Soderquist <ErikSoderquist <at> gmail.com> writes:
> currently I'm studying programming myself now with a direct goal of
> being able to write a Linux compatible replacement so I can dump my
> own amber-coated XP
Have you tried running the Windows binaries under Wine? It's worth a
shot. Wine has some hefty dependencies but I wonder what the minimum
footprint of a wine-capable VM or container would be.
-Tony
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