This is the mail archive of the
cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com
mailing list for the Cygwin project.
Re: GNU make 3.79
- To: cygwin at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: GNU make 3.79
- From: Dmitry Yaitskov <dimas at home dot com>
- Date: 23 May 2000 21:48:18 -0400
- Organization: Just me at home
- References: <412568E0.007DDF4A.00@dbogw2-e1.esb.eur.deuba.com>
I may be a bit late with jumping in here, but isn't installing
"replacements" in /usr/local/ and having /usr/local/bin before
/usr/bin in you PATH the usual method?
jorg.schaible@db.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> sadly the contained version 3.77 of GNU make in Cygwin has a nasty
> bug including other make files. Version 3.79 available at
> www.gnu.org will build OOTB if the drive is mounted in textmode
> (otherwise the configure script fails ?!?) and the #define for the
> Cygwin version in config.h.W32 was set (as described in the README).
>
> Unfortunately calling setup will overwrite the newer version again
> (no, no, I won't blame it). How is the process for a replacement in
> the Cygwin distribution to get the new GNU make version ?
>
> Regards,
> Jörg
--
Cheers,
-Dima.
--
Want to unsubscribe from this list?
Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com