Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Oops, you shouldn't need to install cmake and global. I copy/pasted that from my Emacs setup readme. -Dan On 2016-07-09 5:36 PM, Dan Leslie wrote: > > I have just returned from vacation and have access to my Windows 10 > machine again, and so can try out my setup. > > Here's what I have done: >

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

I have just returned from vacation and have access to my Windows 10 machine again, and so can try out my setup. Here's what I have done: Install 64-bit MSYS2, launch bash using the MingW64 shell: |https://msys2.github.io| Install the necessary dependencies: |pacman -Sy pacman -S

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 12:01 PM, Matt Welland wrote: > > Oh, as an aside, it would be fantastic to have IUP be just as easy to > install on Linux/Unix. Sadly this is not the case. I have not surveyed the > GUI toolkit world recently. Is there a better alternative

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Hello folks, I haven't posted to this list before as I'm more of an IRC person, but have been notified that I might want to engage this time ;) > Oh, as an aside, it would be fantastic to have IUP be just as easy to > install on Linux/Unix. Sadly this is not the case. I have not surveyed > the

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 9:52 AM, John Cowan wrote: > Dan Leslie scripsit: > > > It reads to me like Chicken needs an automated builder for the Windows > > package. > > It's not very clear how beneficial this is, since in order to use the > compiler, you'll need gcc and

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Dan Leslie scripsit: > The Haskell Platform is batteries-included; it ships with gcc, binutils, > bash et al. IIRC, you can opt not to install those if you wish, but > they install by default. I guess we could do that, but it would be a pain in the ass to keep up to date. > Alternatively,

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Ubuntu without the kernel. Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.   Original Message   From: John Cowan Sent: Friday, July 8, 2016 9:53 AM To: Dan Leslie Cc: Matt Welland; Oleg Kolosov; chicken-users; C K Kashyap Subject: Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows Dan Leslie scripsit

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 10:26 AM, C K Kashyap wrote: > Hi Matt, > I can volunteer some cycles - I really would like to be able to use > chicken on windows. > Regards, > Kashyap > Thanks Kashyap! I'll contact you off-list. If you wish you can start by browsing the info and

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Hi Matt, I can volunteer some cycles - I really would like to be able to use chicken on windows. Regards, Kashyap On Fri, Jul 8, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Matt Welland wrote: > I'd love to bring the chicken-iup installer up to date but I don't have > the time to do it on my own.

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Dan Leslie scripsit: > It reads to me like Chicken needs an automated builder for the Windows > package. It's not very clear how beneficial this is, since in order to use the compiler, you'll need gcc and gmake anyway. (If you just want a Scheme interpreter, there are probably better choices

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

It reads to me like Chicken needs an automated builder for the Windows package.

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

I'd love to bring the chicken-iup installer up to date but I don't have the time to do it on my own. If anyone has the bandwidth and interest to help please let me know. I think the installer is far and above the easiest way to get going on Windows. On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Oleg Kolosov

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

> On 08 Jul 2016, at 00:48, C K Kashyap wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am very new to Chicken. I've been able to get started with it on my mac > using homebrew. I am not sure about how to get started on windows though. > > What's a good way to install chicken on windows? The

Re: [Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi Kashyap, Welcome to the mailing list! In my own experience, using CHICKEN through Cygwin has always been the best bet. I believe Cygwin has a package for CHICKEN, so installing it should be fairly easy. I've also managed to get CHICKEN to work

[Chicken-users] Installing chicken on windows

Hi all, I am very new to Chicken. I've been able to get started with it on my mac using homebrew. I am not sure about how to get started on windows though. What's a good way to install chicken on windows? The binary installer links shown on the web page seems dated. Can I build chicken using