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Re: Compiling Cygwin using bash
- To: Iain <iainmf2000 at yahoo dot com>
- Subject: Re: Compiling Cygwin using bash
- From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 15:45:25 -0400
- CC: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- References: <20010517191554.88698.qmail@web12503.mail.yahoo.com>
- Reply-To: Cygwin Users <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
Iain wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am trying to compile Cygwin using the bash shell, as
> instructed in "How do I compile using my NT box", but
> when I get to:
>
> bash ../src/configure --prefix=install -v >
> configure.log 2>&1
>
> I get the following in configure.log
>
> bash.exe: warning: could not find /tmp, please create!
> ../src/configure: /bin/sh: No such file or directory
> Config.guess failed to determine the host type. You
> need to specify one.
> Usage: configure [OPTIONS] [HOST]
>
> Now, I know I have to pass the host type to configure,
> but how do I determine what that is? I am running Win
> Me.
>
Ahm, configure.log is a reserved file name for use by the configure
script itself. Choose a different name specify a path such as
/tmp/configure.log.
--
Earnie.
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