Anybody using Windows 98 for RTEMS GNU tools?

[gregory.menke at gsfc.nasa.gov]

 > >  > > Good day,
 > >  > >
 > >  > > The getting started .pdf manual states that Windows 95 is not suitable for
 > >  > > compiling and debugging RTEMS in Cygwin...  Since the document is
 > >  > > quite old
 > >  > > - I was wondering if this is still true?  I am using Windows '98 and would
 > >  > > like to use it just to get started with RTEMS until I install Mandrake 7.2
 > >  > > (think this is a good choice?) ...  I would still like to use Windows '98
 > >  > > for other work (can't dual boot all the time)...
 > >
 > > Although we don't use Win98 for our cygwin work, we do use NT 4, which
 > > works fine.  I think its very likely Win98 will work just fine.  I
 > 
 > I would say very unlikely win98 will work. win98 is based on 95. NT4 is a
 > different M$ project. Cygwin will work, sure, but there's far less
 > implemented in 98 than NT 4 when compared against the posix libraries.


OK, I'll try it then.  I have 98 on my laptop here at work.  We'll put
it to the test.

My .02 cents says gcc, newlib and binutils will compile and run OK.

Gregm