RE: Installing GNU make-3.81

[Rinehart, Raleigh]

 

Hi,

I would suggest using a pre-built make package rather than trying to build it yourself.

GnuWin32 project has one here:  http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html

MinGW has theirs here http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MinGW

 

Of the two I would go with GnuWin32 as it is simpler, especially if your not familiar with gnu, *nix, etc.

 

Hope this helps,

-raleigh

 

 

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From: address@hidden [mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of Jeffrey Freeman
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 3:53 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Fwd: Installing GNU make-3.81

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Let me preface by saying this is my first venture into the GNU realm. I am using MS Windows Vista, and while I'm trying to be a big kid, I may need someone to hold my hand as I cross the street. 

 

Ultimately, I would like to use GNU Octave with GNUPlot, and from what I have read thus far, I need to install GNU make be able to do that. I have downloaded and unpacked GNU make-3.81. Upon reading the README and INSTALL files, I believe I am supposed to 'cd' to the directory containing the source code, then proceed with: 

 

.\configure

.\sh build.sh     (since this is my first 'make' program)

.\make check

.\make install

.\make clean

 

However, when I try to use '.\configure', I get the following error:

 

|   C:\Users\Jeff\Documents\Desktop\Desktop\make-3.81>.\configure

|       Configuring MAKE for DJGPP

|       'update' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

|       operable program or batch file.

|       The Vdm Redirector is already loaded

|       No Make program found--use DOSBUILD.BAT to build Make.

 

So then I ran '.\dosbuild' and got the following response:

 

 

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