From: SourceForge.net <no...@so...> - 2006-05-23 15:36:49
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Bugs item #1493668, was opened at 2006-05-23 17:36 Message generated for change (Tracker Item Submitted) made by Item Submitter You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=102435&aid=1493668&group_id=2435 Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: website Group: Known Feature Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Ale Vesely (alevesely) Assigned to: Nathan Fisher (natbobc) Summary: Install directory for MinGW must be C:\mingw, or linkd Initial Comment: Hi, please amend that page in http://www.mingw.org/MinGWiki/index.php/Install%20MinGW where it says "2. Create a directory to install all the stuff into..." In facts the directory MUST be the root directory, or gcc won't work. I everytime got fooled by the fstab feature of msys. It is important that new users understand that the fstab mounts are only seen by the shell: native programs, including gcc, know nothing about it. Since Windows 2000 one can soft link a directory, a JUNCTION in Windows parlance and overcome this limitation, e.g. linkd C:\mingw C:\myfancyplace\MinGW linkd D:\mingw C:\myfancyplace\MinGW that also solves the problem of compiling from a different drive. (Linkd.exe can be downloaded with the resource kit, othe sysinternals alternatives may exist.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=102435&aid=1493668&group_id=2435 |