Re: Fw: Re: msys from octave

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

Hello

Although I think that this is not issue of octave but msys, I would like to 
hear that you have set etc/fstab properly or not.

Regards

Tatsuro


--- On Mon, 2011/12/26, Matt Flax  wrote:

> Yes - thanks for the suggestion - I tried this previously ... this is 
> the result :
> 
> $ pi.sh
> 
> This is a post install process that will try to normalize between
> your MinGW install if any as well as your previous MSYS installs
> if any.  I don't have any traps as aborts will not hurt anything.
> Do you wish to continue with the post install? [yn ] y
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/home': No such file or directory
> cp: cannot create regular file `/home/_/.inputrc': No such file or directory
> /etc/profile: line 59: cd: /home/_: Not a directory
> 
> From: nitnit <nitnit_atmark_gmail.com> Subject: Re: msys from octave To: 
> address@hidden Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:11:28 +0900 --- On Mon, 
> 2011/12/26, Matt Flax  wrote:
> >>> Dear Tatsuro and Benjamin,
> >>>
> >>> First of all, happy new year and festive season.
> >>>
> >>> I have a question regarding running mingw msys, gcc and so on using the
> >>> octave win32 installer.
> >>>
> >>> I am trying to work out how to get a proper msys compiler (c++) running
> >>> here (on a virtual windows installation).
> >>>
> >>> I have downloaded the installers from
> >>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave_Windows%20-%20MinGW/Octave%203.4.3%20for%20Windows%20MinGW%20Installer/
> >>>
> >>> When I follow the readme, and extract everything into the correct place, I
> >>> find that I can't start msys correctly with a home directory ..
> >>>
> >>> I have tried to run the pi.sh and pi.bat but they tell me that they can't
> >>> create the /home directory - when I try to create it myself, they still
> >>> report the same problem.
> >>>
> >>> Can you please point me to a guide on how to get a proper home directory
> >>> with gcc/g++ operating under the octave installer ?
> >>> Any information would be very helpful and I would be greatful for :)
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>> Matt
> >>>
> >> Hello Matt
> >>
> >> Open a cmd window (ms windows shell) and cd to<your octave install
> >> dir>\msys
> >> Run msys.bat and you will get an msys shell
> >>  From you msys shell prompt, try to run postinstall/pi.sh (or in two steps:
> >> a. cd postinstall, b. pi.sh)
> >>
> >> (I have not verified that the full pi script runs. I have only verified 
> >> that
> >> it starts running)
> >>
> >> Nitzan
> >>
> >>
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