Re: README.Mingw not quite right

[Adam Fedor]

Stephen Brandon wrote:

> I just re-read gnustep-make/Documentation/README.MinGW and
> saw what I thought might be the answer to my questions:
>
> /***********************************/
> export GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT=//c/mingw/GNUstep/System
>
> I also install a special script in the file
> ~/GNUstep/GNUstep.sh with the
> lines:
>
> if [ $GNUSTEP_HOST_OS = "mingw32" ]; then
>   GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT=`cygpath -w $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT | tr
> '\\\' '/'`
> fi
> /************************************/
>
> Unfortunately this does not work either. It simply changes
> the forward slashes to back slashes, then back to forward
> ones again with 'tr'. The resulting paths don't work for
> MinGW or Cygwin.


It should work. The point is the PATH variable is unchanged and includes 
the //c/ syntax which cygwin shell understands. After the PATH is set, 
the special script is run which redefines GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT in a way 
that both cygwin and mingw tools should be able to understand. i.e.

gcc -I$GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT/Headers ...

where $GNUSTEP_SYSTEM_ROOT is c:/usr/GNUstep/System (MingW should still 
be able to understand the forward slashes, at least the version I have.)




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