Re: Uncompilable setup.exe... again

["Max Bowsher" <maxb at ukf dot net>]

Yann Crausaz <yann_crausaz@bluemail.ch> wrote:

>> For gcc-2.95.3-5, an additonal override was required on the
>> ./configure command line.
>> Add CPPFLAGS=-I/usr/include/g++-3

> I did so, and got that message

<Snipped lots of undefined reference errors.>

>>> I then installed gcc-3.2-1.tar.bz2 and
>>> gcc-mingw-3.2-20020817-1.tar.bz2
>>> (that I downloaded with the setup.exe program !!!).
>>
>> You did _install_ them with the setup.exe program as well, yes?
>
> In fact, I got those two file, copied them into the root dir and then
> tar jxf 'ed them : what has to be overwritten _is_ overwritten (ok, the
> rest is still there...)

Bad bad bad bad idea.

This has directly caused all those errors above.

>> Sounds like gcc-mingw was not installed. More info would be found in
>> config.log, except...
>
> If last action ran without any problem, I guess that gcc-mingw _is_
> installed,
> isn't it ?

No.

Your Cygwin install is now somewhat messed up.
You should delete your entire Cygwin install, and obviously taking care not
to delete any personal files or config files you have edited.

Then, reinstall using setup.exe, and don't try to do clever stuff with tar.

>> Whilst seldom a bad idea to stay current with all packages that you
>> have installed, I don't see anything which _obviously_ points at
>> this as a problem.
>>
>
> I don't understand what you mean there, since my english isn't that
> good
> :-(

OK, to say it another way:
- In general, it is a good idea to always use the latest version.
- However, I don't think that it will help _this particular_ problem.

Max.