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Re: Cygwin doesn't install gcc even though I select it


On 3/25/2010 3:03 PM, steenreem wrote:


Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote:

On 3/25/2010 1:25 PM, steenreem wrote:

When using "setup.exe" to install cygwin, I select "gcc: C compile upgrade helper" from the category devel in the package menu. However, when I then check in my cygwin bin folder there is no "gcc", although there is "gcc-3.exe". I cannot use the gcc command in cygwin "bash: gcc command not found". When I launch setup.exe again then the "gcc: C compile upgrade helper" box is unchecked, even though I checked it before. I have tried to check and install it repeatedly but to no avail.

Who knows what's going on here?

Did you read the release announcement?


<http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-announce/2009-12/msg00014.html>


No I didn't, until now. I do not have these files: " /usr/bin/set-gcc-default-3.sh /usr/bin/set-gcc-default-4.sh "

Ah, so you don't have gcc4. You probably want that anyway, even if you do plan to use gcc3. So just install that and you're done, unless you want gcc3. If that's the case, run the appropriate script from above.

I know very little about unix. I'm a windows only user.

If that's the case and you don't plan to build any POSIX packages/ programs, you might prefer the straight Windows port of gcc at <http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net>.

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