[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: alanf00 If your keyboard does not have the Windows key anyware try looking in the Start Menu for System Tools|System Information|Environment Variables which is another way to edit the environment variables. Ok, I found that. But I couldn't see any way to edit anything in the displayed information. What am I missing? I'm going to look into buying another keyboard, one with the Windows key. The reason you may want to prepend and not append the folder is to avoid conflict with other Windows programs. Ok. However, when looking for more information about this, I saw some comments that said that prepending might cause such conflict. Any comments? Any idea where I can learn more about the issues? If you don't know how to compile and install programs don't worry about the object libraries and developer files. Well, the point of my doing these things is to learn all about compiling and installing programs. So I want to learn everything I can. Here's a synopsis of what I've tried in recent weeks: installed Cygwin; installed several programs on Cygwin; tried to install Freefont on Cygwin, but couldn't find any excutables (Freefont has a GUI so I would expect to find them); looked at issues with installing Freefont and found a suggestion to install under MinGW; that led to finding GnuWin and such; installed MinGW and Msys; found no editor available so tried to install Vim; Vim required nucurses; couldn't install ncurses until I contacted the maintainer; finally got ncurses installed; still looking to get Vim installed properly. So the bottom line of my not finding executables is that Freefont doesn't seem to create one for its GUI -- unless I'm missing something obvious. Please note that I'm somewhat familiar with make, and using it to compile my own relatively simple C programs. I'm trying to learn more about all of this in my spare time. Thanks for your help! _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: mz2ptc0 If your keyboard does not have the Windows key anyware try looking in the Start Menu for System Tools|System Information|Environment Variables which is another way to edit the environment variables. The reason you may want to prepend and not append the folder is to avoid conflict with other Windows programs. If you don't know how to compile and install programs don't worry about the object libraries and developer files. _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: alanf00 mz2pct0 wrote: The easiest way to use the tools is to add them to your search path using the `PATH' environment variable, usually by prepending the /bin folder to your PATH variable. You do know how to edit/modify the environment variables on your Windows computer using the System applet (Windowsbreak key) or using the `set' command, don't you? You can also use the object libraries in other applications by including them in your linker search list in a `make' file. When you compile C or C++ programs you can use the developer header (.h) files. The easiest way to use the tools is to add them to your search path using the `PATH' environment variable, usually by prepending the /bin folder to your PATH variable. Thank you! I eventually figured out how to use the standard Windows XP tools to do this. The exercise also clued me in on a number of related things. Apparently the set command is roughly equivalent to set in Linux. I finally found out that APPENDING the /bin/folder to the PATH worked. You do know how to edit/modify the environment variables on your Windows computer using the System applet (Windowsbreak key) or using the `set' command, don't you? There is no Windowsbreak key on my keyboard. I suppose that's a bit odd, given that the keyboard is labeled Microsoft and is roughly six years old. Any suggestions as to how I might access this function? You can also use the object libraries in other applications by including them in your linker search list in a `make' file. When you compile C or C++ programs you can use the developer header (.h) files. I have no clue what you're talking about here. Remember that I'm a newbie as to Gnu Windows stuff, but I have plenty of experience as a simple user of Unix/Linux stuff going back some 30 years (almost always as a user; rarely as a programmer). I'm not trying to compile stuff at this point; only trying to install various GNU programs. Alan Feuerbacher alan...@comcast.net _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: alanf00 favna wrote: c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin no doubt it gets mentioned while you install it. or is findable by looking in program files, for the aptly named directory gnuwin32, and see bin. you can change to that directory in the command prompt. Or more long term, you can set the PATH. Either temporarily - set path=%path%;c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin you may want to prepend it. Or, more long term.. which is better.. ctrl panel..system..advanced..environment variables Then look at that long path variable, and put c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin into the list.. Once you've OKed that, then I think maybe no restart necessary, when you next open a command prompt, it'll have it. type echo %path% and it should show it. Thanks for your many pointers! I checked them all out; found that all of your suggestions work, more or less. My problem remains (which I didn't mention initially): I'm trying to install Freefont. I've downloaded the Windows executable and various GNU/Cygwin related source files. While all of them seem to compile or install without any issues, all of them fail to produce an executable file. I've directly installed Freefont on Cygwin with the same result: no observable executable. I don't know if I'm completely missing something obvious, or whatever. Any help will be most appreciated. alanf00 wrote: am I missing something @alanf00: yes, you are missing something. You didn't know they are command line tools. It could be these tools are not for you! I confess that I was a bit confused about what is and what isn't a command line tool. Now I know. Thanks. I've been using Unix for some 30 years, but mostly as a dumb user, not as I'm trying to learn myself around. Alan Feuerbacher alan...@comcast.net _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- This SF.net Dev2Dev email is sponsored by: Show off your parallel programming skills. Enter the Intel(R) Threading Challenge 2010. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-thread-sfd ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: favna c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin no doubt it gets mentioned while you install it. or is findable by looking in program files, for the aptly named directory gnuwin32, and see bin. you can change to that directory in the command prompt. Or more long term, you can set the PATH. Either temporarily - set path=%path%;c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin you may want to prepend it. Or, more long term.. which is better.. ctrl panel..system..advanced..environment variables Then look at that long path variable, and put c:\program files\gnuwin32\bin into the list.. Once you've OKed that, then I think maybe no restart necessary, when you next open a command prompt, it'll have it. type echo %path% and it should show it. _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: favna alanf00 wrote: am I missing something @alanf00: yes, you are missing something. You didn't know they are command line tools. It could be these tools are not for you! _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
[GnuWin32-Users] [gnuwin32 - Help] RE: Newbie Question: Where Are the Executables?
Read and respond to this message at: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669 By: mz2ptc0 The easiest way to use the tools is to add them to your search path using the `PATH' environment variable, usually by prepending the /bin folder to your PATH variable. You do know how to edit/modify the environment variables on your Windows computer using the System applet (Windowsbreak key) or using the `set' command, don't you? You can also use the object libraries in other applications by including them in your linker search list in a `make' file. When you compile C or C++ programs you can use the developer header (.h) files. _ You are receiving this email because you elected to monitor this topic or entire forum. To stop monitoring this topic visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/topic/3830669/unmonitor To stop monitoring this forum visit: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/forums/forum/74807/unmonitor -- Sell apps to millions through the Intel(R) Atom(Tm) Developer Program Be part of this innovative community and reach millions of netbook users worldwide. Take advantage of special opportunities to increase revenue and speed time-to-market. Join now, and jumpstart your future. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-atom-d2d ___ GnuWin32-Users mailing list GnuWin32-Users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
