What is Cygwin project and What not
Let's see. . .
IT'S
>>a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows.
>>a DLL (cygwin1.dll) which provides substantial POSIX API functionality.
and. . .
IT ISN'T
>>a way to run native Linux apps on Windows. You must rebuild your application from source if you want it to run on Windows.
>>a way to magically make native Windows apps aware of UNIX® functionality like signals, ptys, etc. Again, you need to build your apps from source if you want to take advantage of Cygwin functionality.
and . . . some users may ask . . .
What can we do with it ?
This is simple . . . have you ever used a HACK on your IPhone ?
Q:What kind of hack , a modded IPA ?
R:NO ! A .deb file that you install on your device and you can easily access it from "Settings"
Screenshot of a .deb made with CYGWIN aka Theos
Obviusly you can use it for a lot more things , but we'll principally use it for this purpose xD
Kind regards , P3triiX
Let's see. . .
IT'S
>>a large collection of GNU and Open Source tools which provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows.
>>a DLL (cygwin1.dll) which provides substantial POSIX API functionality.
and. . .
IT ISN'T
>>a way to run native Linux apps on Windows. You must rebuild your application from source if you want it to run on Windows.
>>a way to magically make native Windows apps aware of UNIX® functionality like signals, ptys, etc. Again, you need to build your apps from source if you want to take advantage of Cygwin functionality.
and . . . some users may ask . . .
What can we do with it ?
This is simple . . . have you ever used a HACK on your IPhone ?
Q:What kind of hack , a modded IPA ?
R:NO ! A .deb file that you install on your device and you can easily access it from "Settings"
Screenshot of a .deb made with CYGWIN aka Theos
Obviusly you can use it for a lot more things , but we'll principally use it for this purpose xD
Kind regards , P3triiX