Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/10/29/10:35:18
How about MinGW?
There are a number of utilities (txtutils, fileutils) compiled with
MinGW. Do I have to invoke a DOS box to use them? What is then the point
to have them compiled in this other way. Or is there a bash for them,
using e.g.
msvcrt.dll ??
Thank you for any help.
Raul
Eli Zaretskii schrieb:
>
> On 29 Oct 2000, J-P wrote:
>
> > I am considering compiling `ls` using DJGPP under DOS
>
> You don't need: there's a binary version available. Download and install
> v2gnu/fil316b.zip from the usual DJGPP sites, and you will have `ls',
> `cp', `mv', and many other goodies.
>
> > 1. the Win98 MS-DOS prompt is awful. Any alternatives welcomed. A Windows
> > equivalent of an xterm would be good!
>
> I'm not aware of any free xterm clone for Windows, but if someone knows,
> be sure to tell here!
>
> > 2. more on-topic, `dir` seems to be part of command.com, so I can't do
> > either `dir` or `ls`, which is a bit of a nightmare.
>
> ??? Is this from Bash? I think Bash will invoke dir.exe (from the
> fil316b.zip package, mentioned above), if you install it.
>
> You did install a DJGPP port of Bash, did you? It isn't a Cygwin port,
> is it? If it's a Cygwin port, I suggest to remove it and download
> v2gnu/bsh203b.zip from one of the DJGPP FTP sites: Cygwin ports and DJGPP
> ports don't mix well.
>
> In any case, questions regarding Cygwin are off-topic in this forum.
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