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Subject:	Re: Configure without output - noob question
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Hi,

On Tuesday, December 25, 2012 9:59:47 PM UTC-6, Maksim Soifer wrote:
> Hello, i`m only now found for myself DJGPP.
> 
> I trying to set working dev enviroment in BOCHS 2.6 with Freedos 1.0.

FreeDOS 1.1 exists too, but perhaps you prefer the fuller set of packages or liveCD or ... ?

> i tried to use current toolchain (2.04) and beta 
> 
> enviroment variables set like this:
> 
> PATH=c:\djgpp\bin
> 
> DJGPP=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env

All of that is correct (though I assume your %PATH% has other dirs too).

> TMPDIR=c:/djgpp/tmp (i checked that this dir exist)

This is unnecessary, but it probably doesn't hurt (though I'd point it to big RAM drive for faster speed). DJGPP.ENV already sets %TMPDIR% for you. 
 
> then i type ./configure i got nothing on screen and then cursor change to next string. no config.log or something like this created - but there a is disk activity.

I don't know of anyone ever using GNU AutoTools in pure DOS, and even then only barely in other environments. It works fine in DOSEMU or WinXP's NTVDM, but sorry, I too once or twice tried (in vain) in pure DOS, no idea why it doesn't work.  :-( 
 
> i think that i doing something wrong but i dont know what and how to correct it.

No, I don't think it's your fault. It's just not supported under raw DOS, that's all. Even with DOSLFN loaded, it doesn't seem to even start. Probably various bugs or deficiencies.

> i looked here and in documentaion, and FAQ but no answer what make things clear.

GNU AutoTools require a lot of POSIX utilities installed to work correctly. So even ./configure needs LFNs, Sh, Grep, Awk, Sed, CoreUtils (File-/Text-/ShellUtils), Make, GCC, BinUtils, DJDev, and probably many others (depending on the package). It's tough to get working even at the best of times, esp. since DOS and compatibles aren't exactly POSIX friendly.

I honestly have no idea what to suggest. Perhaps someone here knows (Eli?). Perhaps "autoscan" or whatever gobbledegook with old DJGPP AutoConf 2.59 will make it more DOS friendly, but I highly doubt it.

GNU is not majorly interested in non-POSIX platforms, and even having said that,   I think it's fairly clear that Linux (and Hurd) are their priorities, though many of their projects still support other *nixes (more or less). DJGPP doesn't qualify as robust enough for most of them, sadly.

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