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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnustep mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnustep
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