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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:57:55 -0700
From: Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] Sam on 9pm or plan9port
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dt can be compiled using either mingw or ms tools.  might want to read
rsc's recent post about 9vx port to windows and the relative ease
compared to porting p9p.

>>could p9p possibly compile and run under Cygwin?
>
> Might be an easier port... MinGW might be preferable, as drawterm uses it, and again might be easier...
> Neither would work out of the box, though.
>
>>An extra of indirection may not be the most efficient thing, but...
>
> My approach thus far has been to just grab the bits sam needs and compile it static...
> It'd be kind of goofy to need -two- "compatibility" layers just to run an editor, but you're right in that doing so may be the only feasible way.