From: "Bill Klein" <wmklein@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: RE: New Cygwin install and "configure: command not found" installing other packages
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:19:06 -0600
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> From: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com 
> [mailto:cygwin-owner@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Thorsten Kampe
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:59 AM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Re: New Cygwin install and "configure: command not 
> found" installing other packages
> 
> * Bill Klein (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:40:48 -0600)
> > I am new and know that I have done something wrong, but haven't been
> > able to find the solution in the FAQ or archives.
> > 
> > when I type
> >    .\configure
> > I am getting the 
> >   configure: command not found
> > message.
> 
> The path separator on Unix is "/". So it should be 
> "./configure". Please 
> consider getting some basic shell knowledge before using a shell.
> 
> Thorsten
> 

A) my hope is to use as little "shell" as possible.  I am installing Cygwin
in order to be able to use a specific "product" that does not (normally)
require shell programming.

B) I am using the commands as they appear in the INSTALL file for the
packages that I am using. (I simply made a typo in my original note)

C) After trying the original command, I ran this from the directory where
the "configure" file was (which I verified with "dir").

when I typed
   configure
it got the "configure: command not found" message

when I typed
   sh configure

it worked.

The file "configure" is NOT something that I created but was supplied with
the packages.  Two packages that have had this same problem are "from
reliable" sites. For example:
  http://gmplib.org/
  http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/libtool.html
 
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/db/index.html


I can't believe that ALL 3 have made a mistake in their INSTALL instructions
or in their "configure" file.

I am certain, as I said, that I have done something wrong. (Possibly not
installed something in Cygwin that I should have).  However, I need help in
finding out what it is.

  
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