Greetings, and thanks so much! Donald Winiecki <dwinie...@boisestate.edu> writes:
> Hi, > > It's about a year late but included below is the most up-to-date setup > directions for Win32 GCL. This includes setting up and using a CVS client, > and building Win32 GCL on a current WinXP, WinVista and Win7. > > Next it's the regular docs. > What do you mean here? Take care, > Best, > > _don > > =============================================== > BUILDING NATIVE WIN32 GNU COMMON LISP FROM CVS > =============================================== > > The preferred build host system for the Mingw32 compiler is MSYS. > > I use gcc version 3.3.1 and binutils 2.14.90, but earlier versions > of gcc back to 2.95 are OK provided that you remove the > "-fno-zero-initialized-in-bss" flag in "h/mingw.defs" before running > "configure". > > Note that gcc 3.3.3 and gcc 3.4.0 do NOT work; likewise binutils 2.13.90 > and 2.15.90. > > The working binutils version can be found at: > > http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/mingw/binutils-2.14.90-20030612-1.tar.gz > > =============================================== > INSTALL AND CONFIGURE TORTOISE CVS > =============================================== > > Download Tortoise CVS from: http://www.tortoisecvs.org/ > > After downloading, install Tortoise CVS and included programs, > accepting default installation directories. > > =============================================== > DOWNLOAD CVS FOR GCL > =============================================== > > Choose a directory to which you will download (check out) of the GCL CVS > (I created c:\_cvs). > > Enter the directory created and right click. The context menu will show > `CVS checkout' as a context menu itemu. > > Choose the 'CVS checkout' context menu item. You should be presented with > a dialogue box titled 'TortoiseCVS-Checkout Module'. > > Under the 'Module' tab, enter the following: > > For Protocol, enter > > :pserver > > For `server', enter > > cvs.savannah.gnu.org > > For `Repository folder', enter > > /sources/gcl > > For `User name', enter > > anonymous > > On the right side of the dialog box, for `Module', enter > > gcl > > Under the 'Revision' tab: > > Select the 'Choose branch or tag' radio button > > Select the 'Update list...' button > > Open the 'Branch or tag name:' drop down list and select the version you want > to build > > Under the 'Options' tab: > > Select the `Export - for making a software release' radio button > > Check the `Use UNIX line ending' box > > Choose the 'Enter your own folder name' radio button > > In the 'Custom folder name:' field, enter the name of the folder you desire > to be created (for example, 'gcl-2.6.7' to match the version to be built) > > Now, click again on `Module' tab. Click on OK. You should see that > tortoise CVS is checking out GCL from CVS repo. > > More information on CVS access is available here > > http://savannah.gnu.org/cvs/?group=gcl > > ================================================ > INSTALLING BUILD TOOLS (MinGW, MSYS) > ================================================ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** INSTALLING ON UP-TO-DATE WINDOWS XP, WINDOWS VISTA AND WINDOWS 7 ** > ** (Thanks to Dan Raymond for this: ** > ** http://readlist.com/lists/lists.sourceforge.net/mingw-msys/0/918.html) ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > BUILD TOOLS > > Subject to the above warnings, it is usually a good idea to keep up to > date with Mingw32 and MSYS. Updates for various parts of these packages > are available on the web site. > > (Alternative location for these files is [as of 6 July 08]: > http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml and download) > > Install these files in the same order as indicated below. Accept the > default locations. > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/MinGW-3.1.0-1.exe?download > > When the following program opens a terminal window and asks permission to > perform postinstall processing, press `n' and `enter' to abort the > postinstall processing (otherwise, an error may occur and Vista will > generate over 100 windows). > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/MSYS-1.0.10.exe?download > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/msysDTK-1.0.1.exe?download > > Open an MSYS window and type the following command (this will allow you to > use the MSYS version of ftp instead of the Windows version of ftp > subsequently): > > mv /bin/ftp /bin/ftp.old > > Copy the following files to c:\mingw > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/binutils-2.14.90-20030612-1.tar.gz?download > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.3.1-20030804-1.tar.gz?download > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/mingw-runtime-3.14.tar.gz?download > > http://prdownloads.sf.net/mingw/w32api-3.11.tar.gz?download > > Open an MSYS window and execute the following commands (The first four > command lines below untar the archives and delete them while the last line > sets up the mount point for mingw (you need to do this manually since you > aborted the post install for MSYS). > > cd /c/mingw > gzip -d *.gz > find -name '*.tar' -exec tar -xvf {} \; > rm *.tar > echo 'C:/mingw /mingw' > /etc/fstab > > When you are done, you should be able to start MSYS and a get the '$' prompt > (customized for your machine name and your username, if active). > > To check the installation, type 'gcc -v' at the prompt. If all was > installed properly you should see the following. (If not, something got > missed along the way. At this point, uninstall msysDTK, MSYS and MinGW > through Windows' control panel and delete the c:\MinGW and c:\msys > directories, reboot and reinstall following the procedure above.) > > gcc version 3.3.1 (mingw special 20030804-1) > > =============================================== > BUILDING GCL USING MSYS AS THE HOST > =============================================== > > At the MSYS '$' prompt, change to your GCL source directory (for example): > > cd /c/_cvs/gcl > > You are now ready to configure GCL: > > If you want to build the CLTL1 variant, type: > > ./configure --prefix="c:/_cvs/gcl" &>c:/_cvs/configure.log > > If you want to build the ANSI variant, type: > > ./configure --prefix="c:/_cvs/gcl" --enable-ansi &>c:/_cvs/configure.log > > Change the prefix directory and directory to which the log is output as > required for your desired final installation paths. > > When configure is completed, enter the following command at the MinGW > command line (the MSYS shell): > > make &>c:/_cvs/make.log > > On my dual core 2.2GHz machine, the process takes about 10-12 minutes. The > "saved_gcl.exe" (or "saved_ansi_gcl.exe") should turn up eventually in > the unixport directory (inside the \lib\gcl-x.x.x directory of the final > installation directory). > > You can try it out directly inside the MSYS shell by typing the following at > the MSYS command prompt. > > For the CLtL1 version, type the following: > > ./unixport/saved_gcl.exe > > For the ANSI version, type the following: > > ./unixport/saved_ansi_gcl.exe > > To install, type the following at the MSYS command prompt: > > make install &>c:/_cvs/install.log > > - The batch file "gclm.bat" can be used to make a Windows desktop > shortcut. (NOTE: I have not been able to make this batch file work [djw]) > > - BFD fasloading, Stratified Garbage Collection (SGC) readline and GCL-TK > don't work under Windows. The configuration options above provide a > "traditional" GCL executable which will build the current CVS version of > Maxima. The BFD option will depend on someone with knowledge of BFD and > PE-COFF linking fixing some problems with the BFD library - I am slowly > absorbing the info needed, but we really need input from an expert. My > inclination is to stick with custom relocation as BFD is less efficient. > > =============================================== > INSTALLING GCL INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE FROM GCL INTERPRETER > =============================================== > > Download "gcl.info.tgz" from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gcl/ > > Make the following directory path and unpack the downloaded file into > > C:\usr\local\gnu\info > > =============================================== > RUNNING GCL > =============================================== > > You can move the final installation folder (for example, "GCL-2.6.7-ANSI") > anywhere on your hard drive (typically, c:\program files). > > Create a shortcut to the executable (either "saved_gcl.exe" or > "saved_ansi_gcl.exe") and assign to it the icon located in the \bin > directory. > > You can then move the shortcut to anywhere (the 'Start' menu or your 'Quick > Launch' menu). Double click the icon to launch GCL. > > =============================================== > CONFIGURE GCL TO RUN IN INFERIOR MODE UNDER EMACS > =============================================== > > Follow directions provided by Gordon Novak Jr. at: > > http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/novak/gclwin.html > > =============================================== > Original setup and configuration directions by Mike Thomas, 15 Jun 2004. > > Updates and modifications by Don Winiecki, 1:06 PM 01 Jan 2008, using > details provided by Mike Thomas, Camm Maguire, Gaby Dos Reis, and Gordon > Novak Jr. > (http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/axiom-developer/2003-10/msg00227.html) > > Updates for setup on MS-Vista by Don Winiecki, 12:40PM 06 Jul 2008, using > information provided by Dan Raymond. > > Updates for setup on up-to-date Windows XP and Windows 7, 1:18PM 21 May 2012. > > Updates on details of configure, make and install commands by Don Winiecki, > 10:24AM 17 Aug 2010. > > _______________________________________________ > Gcl-devel mailing list > Gcl-devel@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gcl-devel -- Camm Maguire c...@maguirefamily.org ========================================================================== "The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens." -- Baha'u'llah _______________________________________________ Gcl-devel mailing list Gcl-devel@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gcl-devel
