From: Paul G. <pga...@at...> - 2002-12-07 22:47:44
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Hmmm... > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello MinGW_MSYS-Users, > > Is the MSYS 1.08 version included with the "MinGW-2.0.0-3.exe" file > that is 12,825,271 bytes in size at > http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435 or do I > have to download the "MSYS-1.0.8-rc-7.exe" file? Depends on your need. If you are wanting to test Msys functionality, then the latest rc (7?) is probably ok. If that is not the case and all you are trying to do is build stuff, then you might want to get Msys-1.0.7 as that, afaik, is more stable than any of the rc's. > > I would like to be able to compile GnuPG on a WinXP PC. I've read that > a "POSIX ennvironment" is required and can be provided with MinGW > MSYS. Umm...not sure on this one, but think you may have misinformation here. Afaik, and I am open to correction folks, Msys does not have posix file support (threads or otherwise), though it does have posix "path" support and a minimal posix file support. Remember that Msys actually stands for "Minimal System". You also might review the Mingw-msys pages at http://www.mingw.org/ to get a better understanding of Msys. Also, the /docs/msys/readme.rtf included with any of the Msys distros gives a much more indepth description of what Msys actually is meant to be used for and also outlines an efficient means of setting Msys up and using it. Any porter will tell you that you are not ever required to use Posix in anything. They will also tell you that it might be easier to use Posix depending on what you are trying to work on. Even so, it is ultimately your decision whether you use Posix or not. If you are using a Windows OS, then you have other alternatives in terms of file access and "threading" which are prefaced on the Win32api. Paul G. > > - -- > Best regards, > > Greg Strong > TB! v1.62 Beta/17 on Windows XP Service Pack 1 > > PGP public keys: > mailto:pgp...@gw...?subject=0xB1FE63FA&Body=Please20send20ke > ys > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (MingW32) - GPGshell v2.65 > Comment: Greg Strong (Email Mail Lists KeyID 0xB1FE63FA) > > iD8DBQE98a84sI2rzrH+Y/oRAi8gAKCaEqFK75lYn7FESYTqDVfxNS/24ACeKpGR > 7+RFo5PiP4bUyGxWLfbQTvs= > =1d1R > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > Mingw-msys mailing list > Min...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-msys |