Cygwin MSYS2

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Cygwin:

About

Get that Linux feeling on Windows. Cygwin is a large collection of GNU and open-source tools that provide functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows. And a DLL (cygwin1.dll) that provides substantial POSIX API functionality. Cygwin is not a way to run native Linux apps on Windows. You must rebuild your application from the source if you want it to run on Windows. It can't magically make native Windows apps aware of UNIX® functionality like signals, ptys, etc. Again, you need to build your apps from source if you want to take advantage of Cygwin functionality. The Cygwin DLL currently works with all recent, commercially released x86_64 versions of Windows, starting with Windows Vista. Use the setup program to perform a fresh install or to update an existing installation. Keep in mind that individual packages in the distribution are updated separately from the DLL so the Cygwin DLL version is not useful as a general Cygwin distribution release number.
MSYS2:

About

MSYS2 is a collection of tools and libraries providing you with an easy-to-use environment for building, installing and running native Windows software. It consists of a command line terminal called mintty, bash, version control systems like git and subversion, tools like tar and awk and even build systems like autotools, all based on a modified version of Cygwin. Despite some of these central parts being based on Cygwin, the main focus of MSYS2 is to provide a build environment for native Windows software and the Cygwin-using parts are kept at a minimum. MSYS2 provides up-to-date native builds for GCC, mingw-w64, CPython, CMake, Meson, OpenSSL, FFmpeg, Rust, Ruby, just to name a few. To provide easy installation of packages and a way to keep them updated it features a package management system called Pacman, which should be familiar to Arch Linux users.
Cygwin:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
MSYS2:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Cygwin:

Audience

Users requiring a solution to get functionality similar to a Linux distribution on Windows
MSYS2:

Audience

Developers in need of a software distribution and building platform for Windows
Cygwin:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
MSYS2:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
Cygwin:

API

Offers API Supported
MSYS2:

API

Offers API Not Supported
Cygwin:

Screenshots and Videos

MSYS2:

Screenshots and Videos

Cygwin:

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
MSYS2:

Pricing

Free
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
Cygwin:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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MSYS2:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Cygwin:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
MSYS2:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
Cygwin:

Company Information

Cygwin
www.cygwin.com
MSYS2:

Company Information

MSYS2
www.msys2.org
Cygwin:

Alternatives

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Dev-C++

Dev-C++

Embarcadero
5.0 out of 5 stars
MSYS2:
Cygwin:

Categories

SSH Clients Supported
MSYS2:

Categories

Package Managers Supported
Cygwin:

Integrations

Fortran Package Manager Not Supported
Honggfuzz Supported
Pacman Not Supported
smartmontools Supported
MSYS2:

Integrations

Fortran Package Manager Supported
Honggfuzz Not Supported
Pacman Supported
smartmontools Not Supported
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