On 6/5/2014 07:48, Richard H. McCullough wrote:
Can I install Cygwin on my iMac?
cygwin1.dll uses the Win32 API heavily. That means it only runs under Windows or a near-enough clone like WINE.
A few of the key tools for Cygwin are also Win32-native, such as setup.exe and cygcheck.exe. And, at least one of the packages ported to Cygwin calls the Win32 API directly, which is Naughty(tm) but not actively prevented.
I've tried CrossOver (the commercial version of WINE) under OS X, and it's a miserable experience.
My advice: set up a Windows VM and install Cygwin in it. I have used both VMware Fusion and Parallels Desktop on OS X, and they work beautifully. (Better than virtualization on Windows, in fact.) VirtualBox also runs on OS X, but it is not as featureful as the other two.
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