Re: oradim - return codes??

From: Howard J. Rogers <hjr_at_dizwell.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 07:38:29 +1000
Message-Id: <41461354$0$9522$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

Mark C. Stock wrote:

> |
> | It's fascinating to me that Cygwin and now this Uwin thing emulate (is
> that
> | the right word?) Unix in a Windows environment. Is there much call for
> this
> | sort of thing? Or is it merely for people who love Unix, but are
> | compelled to use Windows because of corporate standards?
> |
> | If you had a piece of Unix software you wanted to run, you would never
> | go the Cygwin/Uwin route in production, would you?
> |
> | I'd love to know why this software was ever invented, really. Seriously.
> |
> | Regards
> | HJR
>
> having 'grep' on a windows box is reason enough

So you're saying that Unix users don't like to live without their usual CLI tools, and would like to have something that emulates them whenever they have to descend to the depths of working with Windows? But that it's not a question of actually running anything major via it??

Is that about right?

Regards
HJR Received on Mon Sep 13 2004 - 16:38:29 CDT