Re[2]: [Mingw-users] gcc 2.95.2 installation problems...

[Paul S. <pa...@is...>]

Hello Franco,

Franco Bez <fra...@gm...> wrote on Saturday, December 09, 2000:

FB> Am Sam, 09 Dez 2000 schrieb Amit Lath:
>>Hi
>>
>>I downloaded the gcc 2.95.2 zip file from the link on
>>www.mingw.org page(to the sourceforge page). i have
>>unzipped it to C:\gcc directory and have set the path

   You should have used c:\mingw instead.

>>in autoexec.bat. running gcc -v gives the right output
>>too. but when I try to run the standard hello world
>>program it says file stdio.h not found.

FB> Hi Amit,

FB> First, better take the snapshot-release 2.95.2-1. It's proven to be more stable
FB> than the "Stable - 2.95.2" release You got.

    With my understanding, that person downloaded exactly it.

FB> Second, You also need the binutils - package AND the mingw-runtime AND the
FB> win32-libraries packagaes.

FB> The gcc-Zip file, only contains-the compiler(s) itself, stdio.h is in one of
FB> the runtime packages (not sure if in mingw or win32)

    It's pity that even experienced mingw people are not sure where
stdio.h is. There's no magic, and w32api vs mingw-runtime division is
not arbitrary. w32api contains only stuff related to "native" win32.
All the more standard things, like ANSI C support files are in
mingw-runtime. Since stdio.h is ANSI C file, it's obviously in
mingw-runtime.

FB> The binutils-package contains the assembler, the linker and other essential
FB> tools.

    GNU binutils are spread over three packages: libbfd, ld, binutils.
Of course, they are all needed for proper functioning.

   I started (just started) alternative faq to cover these issues:
http://www.mingw.org/faq.shtml

FB> Ciao,
FB>   Franco
>>

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