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Intel mac, and how this might relate to cygwin
- From: "Joe Smith" <unknown_kev_cat at hotmail dot com>
- To: cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:03:11 -0500
- Subject: Intel mac, and how this might relate to cygwin
- Reply-to: The Cygwin-Talk Malingering List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
I'm posting this on talk rather than on the on the main Cygwin list, as it
only marginally has to do with Cygwin,
and dispite still a serious message.
As it is now there is WINE for running windows apps on GNU/Linux.
WINE will be ported to the new Intel-based OSX.
So Windows can run Windows apps and Gnu/Linux apps (Recompiled under
cygwin).
GNU/Linux can run GNU/Linux apps, and windows apps (via WINE).
Intel OSX will be able to run (Intel OSX apps) [and not relevent: PPC OSX
apps],
Linux apps by recompiling (with some limited porting) and Windows Apps via
WINE.
So all that is needed to complete this is a WINE like app that allows Intel
OSX apps to run
under GNU/Linux, or such an app but that runs under Windows.
If it runs under GNU/Linux, then cygwin will allow it to run under Windows.
If it runs under Windows then it will probably run under GNU/Linux via WINE.
Now the question is: Are there any OSX apps that would be worth running
indirectly like this?
What about double indirectly (OSX on Windows via cygwin using a GNU/linux
based prog,
or OSX on GNU/Linux via WINE using a windows based prog)?