You should read a tutorial on writing Makefiles for GNUstep:

http://www.gnustep.it/nicola/Tutorials/WritingMakefiles/index.html

It's much easier than just passing all the flags you need via gcc to find all 
the frameworks


On May 19, 2012, at 3:13 AM, Ala Saket wrote:

> As i mentioned in my original email when i install (setup,core,dev) and then 
> install  (make, base, gui, back) by running (./configure, make, make install) 
> it installs fine, but when i run gcc for a file i get (Foundation/NSObject 
> not a valid file or directory).  Should i be adding flags when i install the 
> (make,base,etc...) or have a particular path where i put the folders and run 
> the ./configure for?  I have tried those steps several times but am not 
> getting any results.
> 
> How come the other method i tried through MiniGW doesn't work well for 
> windows when the steps describe how install for windows?
> 
> Anyhow i've been trying to get the environment to work to compile objective c 
> but am not getting anywhere.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Ala
> 
> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Germán A. Arias <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Windows is better install each package separately. Make, Base, GUI
> and Back. Startup is for gnu/linux users.
> 
> 
> El Thu, 17 May 2012 13:08:04 +0300
> Ala Saket <[email protected]> escribió:
> > I am trying to install gnu using the steps on
> > http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Installation_on_Windows#Install_MinGW
> > however when I am in gnu-startup-0.28.0 and want to
> > run ./installgnustep, I keep getting the following messages and error:
> >
> > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
> > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
> > configure: WARNING: invalid host type: Saket/GNUstep
> > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
> > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target
> > configure: WARNING: invalid host type: Saket/GNUstep/GNUstep.conf
> > configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-gsnd
> > checking build system type... Invalid configuration `A.': machine
> > `A.' not recognized
> > configure: error: /bin/sh
> > /cygdrive/c/mygnu/gnustep/msys/1.0/home/install/gnustep-startup-0.28.0/config.sub
> > A. failed
> > *********************************************************************
> > There was a problem checking the configuration of you system.
> > One possible cause is that you do not have a C or Objective-C
> > compiler on your system
> > Please see the instructions that came with your operating system
> > for installing the GNU GCC compiler and installing a developer
> > system for compiling programs
> > *********************************************************************
> > cp: cannot stat `setupvars': No such file or directory
> > If you don't understand something or think a test is in error,
> > please email [email protected] and send the
> > /cygdrive/c/mygnu/gnustep/msys/1.0/home/install/gnustep-startup-0.28.0/build/logs.tar.gz
> > file
> >
> >
> > The path i'm in is
> > /c/mygnu/gnustep/msys/1.0/home/install/gnustep-startup-0.28.0/
> > my computer or user name is : Ala A. Saket (which i think might be the
> > problem)
> > I tried installing from a msys shell as well as a cygwin shell but i'm
> > getting the same message.
> > I ran ./configure and didn't get any error messages (that i could see
> > at least).
> >
> > What do i need to do?
> >
> > I have already tried installing using the system, core & dev .exe
> > installers, and setup make, base, gui and back,  but when i tried
> > compiling fraction.m i got the error that foundation/NSobject is not
> > a valid file or directory, which apparently is a problem a lot of
> > people have when trying to run GNUstep on windows.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Ala
> 
> 
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