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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2000 10:24:02 -0400
To: matighet <matighet AT bbn DOT com>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: autoconf configure problems 
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At 09:38 AM 10/2/2000, matighet wrote:
>when trying to build multiplte programs that are supposed to build OOTS
>(mutt, ncurses 5.0), I always
>get the following error-trace when running configure:
>
>loading cache ./config.cache
>Configuring NCURSES 5.0 ABI 5 (Mon Oct  2 09:35:50  2000)
>checking host system type... Invalid configuration `2': machine `2' not
>recognized


I think this is your real problem.  Check your environment settings or 
send the output of cygcheck -s -v -r.


>checking for prefix... /usr/local
>checking for gcc... gcc
>checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
>configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
>cannot create executables.
>
>
>
>What does the ERROR "C compiler cannot create executables" means ?
>
>I've installed gcc 2.92.2:
>
>gcc -v:
>Using builtin specs.
>gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release-2)
>
>Is this an environment problem ?


That's my guess.  Your host system type shouldn't be 2...


>Also: How can I send email directly to the cygwin mailing list ?


You did!


>Thanks
>Michael




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