From: earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com (Earnie Boyd) Subject: Re: where do I start? (NBY) 22 Jan 1998 04:13:55 -0800 Message-ID: <19980120131346.5008.qmail.cygnus.gnu-win32@hotmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain To: mike AT w3z DOT com Cc: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Please review the README and FAQ files at the ftp site. BTW, you should rebuild perl with the gnu-win32 suite of tools. - \\||// ---o0O0--Earnie--0O0o---- -earnie_boyd AT hotmail DOT com- ------ooo0O--O0ooo------- Check out these great gnu-win32 related sites: ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/gnu-win32/latest/ (ftp site) http://www.cygnus.com/pubs/gnupro/ (Comercial Page) http://www.cygnus.com/misc/gnu-win32/ (Project Page) http://www.cygnus.com/ml/gnu-win32 (Mail Archives) http://www.itribe.net/virtunix/winhelp-man-pages/ (HTML Man Pages) http://www.lexa.ru/sos (Sergey Okhapkin) ftp://www.lexa.ru/pub/domestic/sos/ (Sergey's ftp site) http://www.fu.is.saga-u.ac.jp/~colin/gcc.html (Colin Peters) http://www.xraylith.wisc.edu/~khan/software/gnu-win32/ (Mumit Khan) http://gnu-win32.paranoia.ru (Chuck Bogorad's ports) ftp://ftp.deninc.com/pub (Den Internet Services - US mirror and ports) http://www.bestweb.net/~aka/gnu-win32/ (GNU-Win32 Bash Configuration) >From: "Mike Collins" >To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com >Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 05:17:20 -500 >Subject: where do I start? >Reply-to: mike AT w3z DOT com > >I have the gnu compiler and who knows what else installed on my win32 >system. My questions are very basic. How do I verify the setup of the >gnu utilities and programs regarding paths and proper installation? >I've successfully compiled one program, however, my chosen directory >for the gnu program install was not the default selection, therefore, >I'd like to confirm that my paths are correct and all components are >working. > >As one example, from the command prompt I enter the command bash and >bash starts but it also tells me that I have no /tmp. > >For another, and this may be related to perl 5.004, the path for perl >includes c:/whatever but perl is on my d:/drive. Perl does work but >I'd like to adjust the environment. I'm trying to graduate from the >ActiveState port to the standard win32 binary. > >How do I access the documentation included with the gnu programs >and what other information exists to help one just getting started? > >Thanks. >- >For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to >"gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".