Re: nmap on cygwin

[Matt <matt () use net>]

On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Jay Freeman (saurik) wrote:

> (DOH! Just noticed I only sent this to Andy)
>
> To make the point, this person (seeing as (s)he didn't give a name) is
> compiling version 2.53 of nmap (possibly believing that "non-beta" == "more
> stable"), and might not have any idea that the released 2.54BETA16 included
> Win32 support, VC++ project files, and (I believe even...) available
> binaries.
>
> Nameless network manager with the nsimail.com e-mail account:  You might
> want to take a look at the latest (quite stable...) "beta" release
> (2.54BETA29?) to see this magical mswin32 folder people speak of   :-P .

Then again, that it for VC++ only. Having a working Cygwin build is a
worthwhile thing, in my opinion, since it saves you a couple hundred
dollars buying the compiler and agreeing to terms in a license that are
not necessarily compatible with developing GPL'd code.


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