RE: Uses of Cygwin

2015-06-25 Thread wilson
> 1) does it support ruby,python,c++,c, java? Yes, you just need to select the package you'd like in addition to the basic installation. This process is easy and there is a search field that will assist in locating the package you desire. > 2) What type of shell does it support? (sh,ksh),what can

Re: Uses of Cygwin

2015-06-24 Thread Andrey Repin
Greetings, Alvin Oo! As much as I despise people, who can't do their homework... Here's some obvious answers. > 1) does it support ruby,python,c++,c, java? From the http://cygwin.com/index.html [1]: Cygwin is: a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar t

Re: Uses of Cygwin

2015-06-24 Thread Eliot Moss
To answer the question about Java, there is no "cygwin Java". You simply install the regular Java for Windows. You can invoke it from cygwin, since cygwin happily runs Windows executables. The one thing this does not accomplish is to give you Unix syntax for the Java command line -- you have to u

Re: Uses of Cygwin

2015-06-24 Thread Warren Young
On Jun 24, 2015, at 7:01 AM, Alvin Oo wrote: > > 1) does it support ruby,python,c++,c, java? The Cygwin package search engine answers questions like this: http://cygwin.com/cgi-bin2/package-grep.cgi You can also search from within setup.exe on the package selection screen. Cygwin has packa

Re: Uses of Cygwin

2015-06-24 Thread Stephen John Smoogen
I will take a stab at these questions. My answers may not be complete or best. On 24 June 2015 at 07:01, Alvin Oo wrote: > 1) does it support ruby,python,c++,c, java? The cygwin environment supports ruby, python, c++ and c. I don't know about java. > 2) What type of shell does it support? (sh,k

Uses of Cygwin

2015-06-24 Thread Alvin Oo
1) does it support ruby,python,c++,c, java? 2) What type of shell does it support? (sh,ksh),what can it emulate? 3) Is it possible for cygwin to start in a certain folder, akin to when I drop cmd.exe on a certain folder, or name powershell to start in a certain folder it will open up, i need to n