Re: Cygwin build (was: Using GDB in NTEMACS)

[Jon Cast]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> wrote:

> In case you didn't know, Emacs can be compiled with Cygwin today,
> but as a MinGW application, not a Cygwin application.  See
> nt/INSTALL for the gory details.

Of course.  I meant a ``Cygwin port'', not ``build''.

> Also, from past discussions of this issue, it could be useful first
> to discuss the best approach to this project.  There are trade-offs
> that IMO need to be considered when you decide how much
> Windows-specific code to keep in the Cygwin build, whether to use
> the ported Xlib or the native Windows GUI, etc.

What sort of ``trade-offs'' do you mean?  The tradeoffs that spring to
mind are:

Ease of Porting/Ease of Use
  -- Unix paths everywhere vs. Windows paths
Functionality/Ease of Use
  -- Xlib & remote displays vs. Showing up on the same desktop
Familiarity to Windows Users/Familiarity to Unix Users
  -- Looking like NTEmacs vs. Looking like Emacs on GNU systems
Ease of Porting/Speed
  -- Using Xlib vs. Using the Windows GUI

I'm sure these are not all the tradeoffs, but am I on the right track?
And, more importantly, are there any important tradeoffs I've missed?

Jon Cast