Hi. After hours and hours of trying, Im writing to the list hoping to get some clarification for this newbie on getting GSL to work under windows/mingw32.
I have downloaded and installed MSYS and mingw32, and have downloaded the GNUWin32 version 1.0 of GSL. But I am stuck. Where do I place the GSL? I know somewhere it says to place it in the program files path, but the GSL documentation says that it belongs in the /usr/local/include/gsl path, which in the windows case I assume would be within the MSYS directory structure. Is that correct? And whereever I place it, how do I tell windows (or MSYS) that it is even there? Do I need to put it into the windows path statement, or some sort of path statement used by MSYS? Does MSYS have some sort of update function when you change directory structures? Next, when compiling a C code, how do I link using the dlls? Or do I link using the libgsl.a files? I could really use some simple, complete, easy to follow instructions on this. It is very confusing to me, and the manuals that came with GSL etc are not of too much help. I have read the one page discussion on linking in the GSL manual many times. It assumes I know much more than I do and it does not give an example of using a dll. I am just a beginner and would really appreciate some help so that I could use GSL. Also, must I use the 1.0 version of GSL available at the mingw32 site or can I compile my own so that I can use the latest version? Is compiling the new version just a matter of downloading the source files and issuing the appropriate make commands, etc? Or are there certain things in the unix version of the GSL source code that do not port directly into compiling it under mingw32. Similarly, are there some functions of GSL that are not available in the mingw32 version? Must I also download the header files if I want to write a C program that uses GSL functions? What directory should I place them in? How does MSYS or windows know that they are there? Is WSYS the only interface to mingw32? It is funny to me, but in the web instructions to mingw32 it says to install it and type in some test commands. But where are you to type them in?? Into a dos prompt? Into the WSYS shell? The web page gives you no clue. Does mingw32 have its own shell? Lastly, I understand that it may be easier to get GSL to work with cygwin. But I also read that the executables made under cygwin are slower. Does anyone know how much slower they are, in general? 10x? 1,000x? 2x? Also, how much slower might GSL run under mingw32 as compared to running it under Linux? You can see that I am quite confused by all of this and I could really use some very clear instructions. I would be most grateful if anyone would be willing to lend a hand. Cheers, John ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: Free pre-built ASP.NET sites including Data Reports, E-commerce, Portals, and Forums are available now. Download today and enter to win an XBOX or Visual Studio .NET. http://aspnet.click-url.com/go/psa00100006ave/direct;at.asp_061203_01/01 _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users
