Linda, reconfigure your program and include --disable-shared in with it /path/to/setupsources/configure --disable-shared. I was not sure if you'd respond. I'm going to try this after the hard drive is defragmented here. Later Robert McNulty Junior.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of linda w (cyg) Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 11:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: when is next release of setup.exe Oh...*doh*...how'd I cut and paste that wrong? I tried it with eliminating the argument...seems to run... Now I'm worried...why'd it work?....cause I happen to havea ll the write libraries in place and a generic new-user wouldn't have them?.... ok... tnx... -l > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert McNulty Junior [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sat, Mar 08, 2003 8:58p > To: linda w (cyg); 'Max Bowsher'; 'Igor Pechtchanski' > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: when is next release of setup.exe > > > Try --disable-shared > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of linda w (cyg) > Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2003 9:59 PM > To: 'Max Bowsher'; 'Igor Pechtchanski' > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: when is next release of setup.exe > > > Igor helpfully said: > The CVS version is trivial to compile - just follow the > instructions at > <http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin-apps/setup.html>. > Igor > --- > Ever had someone give you directions and tell you "you can't > miss it"?...:-) > > > Then max chimed in with some more details... > > cvs -d:pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/cygwin-apps co setup > > cd setup/libgetopt++ > > ./bootstrap.sh > > cd .. > > mkdir .obj > > cd .obj > > ../configure -C --enable-dependencies --disable-shared \ > > --host=i686-pc-mingw32 --build=i686-pc-cygwin 'CC=gcc -mno-cygwin' \ > > 'CXX=g++ -mno-cygwin' --enable-maintainer-mode > > make > ---- > Then linda tried it...*splat*...linda gets squished > a squished bit by an unknown option. > > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup> mkdir .obj > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup> ls libgetopt++/ > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup> cd libgetopt++/ > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup/libgetopt++> ./bootstrap.sh > Autotool bootstrapping complete. > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup/libgetopt++> cd .. > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup> cd .obj > //ishtar/root/usr/src/cygwin/setup/.obj> > ../configure -C --enable-dependencies > --disabled-shared --host=i686-pc-mingw32 > --build=i686-pc-cygwin 'CC=gcc > -mno-cygwin' 'CXX=g++ -mno-cygwin' --enable-maintainer-mode > configure: error: unrecognized option: --disabled-shared > Try `../configure --help' for more information. > > ------------ > > Looked easy enough... the --help says it *should* work... > ??? > -l > > > > >