Re: what is the best Windows distribution?

[Fred Kiefer]

On 18.04.2011 04:49, Zhang Weiwu, Beijing wrote:
> Hello. FreeBSD user for 12 years, Linux user for being 8 years. I intend
> to run GNUStep on one notebook computer. Now after multiple failures to
> get all device driver running on my notebook computer for as long as
> half a year (no I am not too stupid to use google to find driver or
> compile a module / customized kernel), I am deciding to switch to
> Windows. Which distribution is better? Is Cygwin with their X-Server the
> best? MinGW advertised its superiority on not having whole POSIX there,
> but for me it isn't an advantage at all, so does it have other
> advantages or Cygwin better?
>
> I am the kind of using for fun (not coding for fun) and prefer the least
> trouble way, which almost mean I always choose whatever other chose. So
> what is the most chosen way to run GNUStep on Windows?

Currently GNUstep on Cygwin isn't supported. I am very sure that this is 
a possible setup, as I used it myself years ago, but the last time I 
checked this configuration was broken.
If you want to use GNUstep on Windows you either need to invest some 
time to get it working with Cygwin again (which would be a good thing) 
or stick to MinGW, which is fully supported.