From: tho_mica_l <micathom@...>
Date: 2008-01-03T16:14:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Windows Compilation Madness

> Not quite (close, though). Cygwin is and always will be incompatible
> with real Windows software because of its dependence on cygwin1.dll.

One can use cygwin gcc to compile non-cygwin apps (using -mno-cygwin)
that use a version of mingw which ships with cygwin. But one cannot
use cygwin libraries then.