Autoconf / Automake are probably best used with Cygwin or with Msys, in particular because there is as yet no port of Bash to MS-Windows. I always use Cygwin Bash with the Cygwin ports of Autoconf / Automake.
Kees Zeelenberg ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "Michael Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Verzonden: woensdag 30 juli 2003 11:23 Onderwerp: [GnuWin32-Users] Using autoconf/automake with MinGW and ActivePerl > Hi, > > is is possible to use the Gnuwin32 autoconf and automake with MinGW (i.e. to > run a autogen.sh file) and ActivePerl? > > The problem seem to be the system calls - ActivePerl uses the win32 shell to > execute them, and so things like > /dev/null won't work there. I tried to > remove them, but dont know if replacing '/dev/null' with 'nul' is supposed to > work. > > However, there are other things, like the xsystem() in autoheader, that are > a bit more complicated. > > The solution may be to make ActviePerl use the sh from MinGW - has anyone > done this already or found another solution? > > Michael > > -- > The GIMP (deutsch): http://www.gimp.de > > COMPUTERBILD 15/03: Premium-e-mail-Dienste im Test > -------------------------------------------------- > 1. GMX TopMail - Platz 1 und Testsieger! > 2. GMX ProMail - Platz 2 und Preis-Qualitätssieger! > 3. Arcor - 4. web.de - 5. T-Online - 6. freenet.de - 7. daybyday - 8. e-Post > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 > _______________________________________________ > GnuWin32-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users > ------------------------------------------------------- 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/psa00100003ave/direct;at.aspnet_072303_01/01 _______________________________________________ GnuWin32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gnuwin32-users