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On 7/18/2010 9:07 PM, gialloporpora wrote:
> Risposta al messaggio di Jeremy Bopp :
>
>> I think you need to install ncurses-devel for termcap support, but I'm
>> not sure what provides the fl library. When it comes to missing
>> libraries such as you're seeing, many projects have some form of
>> documentation available which tells you what you need to install in
>> order to build the software, so make sure you check there first. You
>> can also use the cygcheck program andhttp://cygwin.com/packages/ to
>> search for the cygwin packages which provide particular files.
>
> Ok, thanks for your suggestions.
> I have readed documentation but I have not found info about compiling
> the package on cygwin.
> I have installed all packages in Devel/Math/libs/utils
> but the error is not changed. The strange thing - for me, I am a newbe
> on Cygwin - is that I need to move the .a file in the /usr/cf_arith_xxxx
> directory instead make don't find them (they ar in lib directory)
> I have replaced in the makefile -ltermcap with -lncurse:
> LIBS = libgmp.a libreadline.a libhistory.a -lfl -lncurses # cygwin
>
> instead of:
> LIBS = libgmp.a libreadline.a libhistory.a -lfl -ltermcap #cygwin
>
> now it seem to works: I have a cf_arith.exe file in /usr/cf_arith_xxx/
>
> now I move it in /bin directory and I think it should works.
>
> There exist a command to move all exe files created after compiling the
> module (and dll) in the /bin directory (c:\cygwin\bin) instead of moving
> them with che copy command?

The typical way to install a GNU package after building it is to invoke
'make install'.  This should appear in the INSTALL readme for the package
in question.  This is not Cygwin-specific and won't necessarily apply to
a package that doesn't conform to GNU standards.

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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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