Re: setup.exe - a small feature request

[Eliot Moss <moss at cs dot umass dot edu>]

On 2/18/2010 9:52 AM, Gary wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 07:44:37AM -0600, Jeremy Bopp wrote:
> > Eric Blake wrote:
> > > According to Gary on 2/18/2010 3:49 AM:
> > > > Is it already possible to somehow save the value of the "Create Shortcut
> > > > on Desktop" checkbox?
>
> > > I would also like such a patch.
>
> > Just FYI, a shortcut with the necessary option (--no-shortcuts) added
> > can also be used instead of a batch file.
>
> Maybe I could put that shortcut on my desktop instead of the one setup
> wants to put there :D
>
> Actually, I decided to have a little look at the code, but fell at the
> first hurdle whilst following the instructions in the README, because
> ./configure complains that -mno-cygwin is not supported (true enough):
>
> configure:3021: checking whether the C++ compiler works
> configure:3043: g++ -mno-cygwin  -I /usr/include/ncurses  conftest.cpp>&5
> g++: The -mno-cygwin flag has been removed; use a mingw-targeted cross-compiler\
> .
>
> configure:3047: $? = 1
> configure:3085: result: no
> configure: failed program was:
> (etc.)
>
> WTH? Am I supposed to be using some other compiler, such as gcc-3?
>
> (Note: removing the -mno-cygwin option seems to make configure work, but
> the knock on effect is probably not desirable.)

I think the answer is to install and use mingw. In any case,
this kind of makes sense, since most things compiler *under*
cygwin want the cygwin libraries ... but setup.exe needs to
run *before* cygwin is installed ...

Best wishes -- Eliot Moss

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