From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-07-28T22:28:04+09:00
Subject: Re: For performance, write it in C

Pit Capitain wrote:
> Maybe I should have written that giving that I'm using the One Click 
> Installer, don't have the Windows compiler toolchain, and am not 
> willing to use cygwin, I can't use Ruby Inline. Is this better?
Speaking of CygWin, a couple of people here have expressed what seems 
like disdain for it. I am constrained to use a Windows desktop at my day 
job, and CygWin has been an important factor in my retaining my sanity 
about the fact. I don't use the server pieces of CygWin. My preference 
(in open source tools) is first native Windows, second CygWin and third 
(Gentoo) Linux. I was dual booted with Gentoo for a while until the 
VMware Server beta started. That became a viable option so that's how I 
exercise the third option now.

So what is the source of the reluctance to use CygWin in the Ruby community?
>
> But, instead I might try to use Ruby Inline with MinGW, so thanks for 
> the question.
>
> Regards,
> Pit
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