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Re: Install J2EE tar on Cygwin?


Thank you both for the information and clarification on Cygwin. I
guess I will download the Windows version of J2EE instead..

CJ



On 7/7/05, Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net> wrote:
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> According to C Jennings on 7/7/2005 8:03 PM:
> > Hello,
> > This might be a stupid question but is it possible to install Linux
> > software onto Cygwin.
> 
> Cygwin is (well, strives to be) a SOURCE-compatible environment.  To run a
> linux program in cygwin, the program must be recompiled from source.  It
> will not run binaries pre-compiled for Linux, and Java J2EE for linux is
> not only a binary, but it is also closed source (which defeats the ability
> to compile it against cygwin because of licensing issues).  However, Sun
> distributes a windows version of J2EE, so just use that binary.
> 
> - --
> Life is short - so eat dessert first!
> 
> Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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