From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-11-16T14:27:35+09:00
Subject: Re: Microsoft's C/C++ compiler freely available

On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 10:55:26PM +0900, Nathaniel Talbott wrote:

> I'm certainly not saying "You're an idiot if you use Mingw instead of
> MSVC!"; if it works for you, great! But I am saying that one should use the
> right tool for the job,

Thank you for the disclaimer.

I don't use MinGW for the simple reason that I don't use Windows.  My 
comments and my views come from gcc under Linux, Solaris and AIX.  Under 
these systems, gcc is fantastic.  Certainly better than the Sun compiler.  
I find it easier to use, and much more dependable.


> You asked a non-sarcastic question, and this is my attempt at a
> non-sarcastic answer. I hope it helps answer your question, but it is NOT
> intended to start a holy war. Again, if you prefer using something like
> Mingw on your computer, great. I don't.

Thank you for the disclaimer.  I wondered for a second.  It WAS just a 
question.  I don't use MinGW, like I just said.

Cheers,
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