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List:       mingw-users
Subject:    Re: [Mingw-users] Installing Mingw, mysys
From:       Earnie Boyd <earnie () users ! sourceforge ! net>
Date:       2009-01-26 12:45:01
Message-ID: 20090126074501.o6eqqsa51n8gk00g () mail ! progw ! org
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Quoting JonY <10walls@gmail.com>:

>>
>> using winzip i unzipped in mingw folder
>>
>
> YMMV with winzip, I suppose it should work.
>

We (those of us who distribute packaged) frown on WinZip because of its 
stupid automated line ending translation.  If you set WinZip to convert 
the line endings then you are likely to run into problems, especially 
with MSYS but maybe with other things as well.

Earnie

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