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- From: db@argon.Eng.Sun.COM (David Brownell)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.win32
- Subject: Re: POSIX interface/Access to WIN32 calls
- Date: 21 Jan 1993 16:59:43 GMT
- Organization: SunSoft
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- Message-ID: <lltljvINN48a@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>
- References: <1993Jan18.205847.13264@sobeco.com> <1993Jan21.070314.15778@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
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- > > Can I in some way make WIN32 calls from
- > >a POSIX compiled application.
- >
- > No, you can't mix subsystems.
-
- I've heard this before ("can I both POSIX and WIN32 APIs" seems to
- be a FAQ), but never a rationale. What's the point of preventing use
- of standard (POSIX) APIs and others (WIN32, ...) in one program?
-
- I'm not after a "because that's the way it's built" answer, but rather
- one that explains why that's a supposed to be good thing.
-
- - Dave
-
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- David Brownell db@Eng.Sun.COM.
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