From: Robert J O. <joe...@us...> - 2001-12-15 04:04:28
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Update of /cvsroot/alleg/allegro/docs/build In directory usw-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv32098/docs/build Modified Files: mingw32.txt Log Message: Added important note about spaces in directory names Index: mingw32.txt =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/alleg/allegro/docs/build/mingw32.txt,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -d -r1.2 -r1.3 --- mingw32.txt 2001/11/19 23:05:27 1.2 +++ mingw32.txt 2001/12/15 04:04:21 1.3 @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ box. Note: You will need a program to decompress .zip, .tar.gz and optionally - .tar.bz2 files. I recommend PowerArchiver which can be downloaded from: - 'http://www.powerarchiver.com'. + .tar.bz2 files. I recommend PowerArchiver (shareware) which can be + downloaded from: 'http://www.powerarchiver.com'. @@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ 3) Install the MingW32 distribution from step 1. I recommend you unzip it to 'c:\mingw32' (the following steps assume this is what you used). + Do NOT install it in a directory name with spaces, plus signs, minus + signs, slashes, or anything else that's fancy enough to break the + compiler. That goes double for people installing in C:\Program Files. 4) Unzip the file from step 2 to 'c:\mingw32'. Overwrite any existing files. Note: If you use an older copy of MingW32 where the Include and @@ -163,7 +166,9 @@ 4) Install the package from step 1. I recommend you unzip it to 'C:\Dev-Cpp' (the following steps assume this is what you used). - Important Note: Avoid using the '+' character in the directory name. + Do NOT install it in a directory name with spaces, plus signs, minus + signs, slashes, or anything else that's fancy enough to break the + compiler. That goes double for people installing in C:\Program Files. 5) Install the package from step 2 to 'C:\Dev-Cpp'. Overwrite any existing files. |