From: j h. <jvh...@gm...> - 2009-09-22 19:48:54
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One of my header files is actually a .h.in file so it looks like I need autoconf afterall. So I install MSYS-DTK and started MSYS and cd'ed to c:/tcl/lib/tcl-snmptools, the location of my TEA package. Per an earlier post I try autoconf-2.64/configure --prefix=/mingw and then autoconf/configure --prefix=/mingw both of which gave a no such file error. So I tried just plain autoconf which complained that I needed 2.57 or higher. I went to the MSYS page and got a download of 2.64 but don't know to where it should be extracted. Thanks, jh |
From: Jonathan M. <jma...@fa...> - 2009-09-22 20:57:35
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j hite wrote: > So I tried just plain autoconf which complained that I needed 2.57 or > higher. I went to the MSYS page and got a download of 2.64 but don't > know to where it should be extracted. The rules are (as far as I know -- I worked them out for myself!): (1) If the archive filename includes -mingw32-, extract under /mingw (2) If the archive filename includes -msys- or -MSYS-, extract under / So in this instance, to install the mingw32 version of autoconf, you probably want do (in an MSYS shell) something like: for i in autoconf2.5-2.63-1 autoconf-6-1 do wget -c http://downloads.sf.net/mingw/${i}-mingw32-bin.tar.lzma tar --lzma -C /mingw -xf ${i}-mingw32-bin.tar.lzma done [Aside: Blatant plug for my own .bat script: my recently announced setup-mingw.bat installer does this for you automagically :) End of Aside] Alternatively, if you want to install the MSYS version of autoconf, then you should probably try something closer to: wget -c \ http://downloads.sf.net/mingw/autoconf-2.63-1-msys-1.0.11-bin.tar.lzma tar --lzma -C / -xf autoconf-2.63-1-msys-1.0.11-bin.tar.lzma Jonathan |
From: j h. <jvh...@gm...> - 2009-09-28 20:16:14
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> > > [Aside: Blatant plug for my own .bat script: my recently announced > setup-mingw.bat installer does this for you automagically :) > End of Aside] > > Found it and installed it. Definitely made things better. Thanx! |
From: Luke D. <cod...@ho...> - 2003-04-30 01:22:52
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Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl and autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included with MSYS. Luke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> To: <min...@li...> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to provide m4 > and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure but i > get the error message m4 not found. > > does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install autoconf ? > > thanks > Steve |
From: Steven M. <sm...@am...> - 2003-04-30 16:01:19
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Thanks for the help. I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got the following error message: Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr bin/autm4te line 40. BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the problem. that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the problem is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. thanks again Steve On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl and > autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included with > MSYS. > > Luke > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > To: <min...@li...> > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM > Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to provide m4 > > and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure but i > > get the error message m4 not found. > > > > does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install autoconf ? > > > > thanks > > Steve > |
From: Luke D. <cod...@ho...> - 2003-05-01 05:23:38
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Perhaps you should try downloading the latest version of msysDTK (1.0.1) instead? Luke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> Cc: <min...@li...> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > Thanks for the help. > I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe > installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source > directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got the > following error message: > Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > /usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr > bin/autm4te line 40. > BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. > > as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the problem. > that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the problem > is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. > > thanks again > Steve > > > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl and > > autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included with > > MSYS. > > > > Luke > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > > To: <min...@li...> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM > > Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > > > > i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to provide m4 > > > and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure but i > > > get the error message m4 not found. > > > > > > does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install autoconf ? > > > > > > thanks > > > Steve > > > > |
From: Steven M. <sm...@am...> - 2003-05-01 18:30:40
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Hi Luke: thanks for your patience. i downloaded msysDTK 1.0.1 and when i excuted autoconf i got the message: autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /bin/m4 i looked in at the /bin directory and i did not find m4. it would appear that i don't have m4 even though i have successfully downloaded and used MinGW 2.0.0 and Minimal SYStem 1.0.8 and now MSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.1. any help is appreciated. Steve On Thu, 1 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > Perhaps you should try downloading the latest version of msysDTK (1.0.1) > instead? > > Luke > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> > Cc: <min...@li...> > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > Thanks for the help. > > I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe > > installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source > > directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got the > > following error message: > > Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > > /usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr > > bin/autm4te line 40. > > BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. > > > > as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the problem. > > that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the problem > > is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. > > > > thanks again > > Steve > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > > > > Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl and > > > autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included > with > > > MSYS. > > > > > > Luke > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > > > To: <min...@li...> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM > > > Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > > > > > > > i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to provide > m4 > > > > and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure but > i > > > > get the error message m4 not found. > > > > > > > > does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install autoconf ? > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > |
From: Luke D. <cod...@ho...> - 2003-05-02 01:35:14
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> Cc: <min...@li...> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:30 AM Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > Hi Luke: > thanks for your patience. i downloaded msysDTK 1.0.1 and when i excuted > autoconf i got the message: > autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /bin/m4 > i looked in at the /bin directory and i did not find m4. it would appear > that i don't have m4 even though i have successfully downloaded and used > MinGW 2.0.0 and Minimal SYStem 1.0.8 and now MSYS Developer Tool Kit > 1.0.1. > > any help is appreciated. > Steve I don't recall m4 being missing from MSYS 1.0.8 but I may be wrong so the first thing to try would be installing the latest MSYS 1.0.9 snapshot. Luke > > On Thu, 1 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > Perhaps you should try downloading the latest version of msysDTK (1.0.1) > > instead? > > > > Luke > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > > To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> > > Cc: <min...@li...> > > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:01 AM > > Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe > > > installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source > > > directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got the > > > following error message: > > > Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > > > /usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr > > > bin/autm4te line 40. > > > BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. > > > > > > as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the problem. > > > that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the problem > > > is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. > > > > > > thanks again > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl and > > > > autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included > > with > > > > MSYS. > > > > > > > > Luke > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > > > > To: <min...@li...> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM > > > > Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > > > > > > > > > > i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to provide > > m4 > > > > > and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure but > > i > > > > > get the error message m4 not found. > > > > > > > > > > does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install autoconf ? > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
From: Steven M. <sm...@am...> - 2003-05-02 23:54:59
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Hi Luke: i will try the snapshot as you suggest. but before i do i have one question ? what is a snapshot ? that is this a selective install or am i reinstalling mysys ? if it is selective can and how do i confine it to installing m4 ? thanks Steve On Fri, 2 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> > Cc: <min...@li...> > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > Hi Luke: > > thanks for your patience. i downloaded msysDTK 1.0.1 and when i excuted > > autoconf i got the message: > > autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /bin/m4 > > i looked in at the /bin directory and i did not find m4. it would appear > > that i don't have m4 even though i have successfully downloaded and used > > MinGW 2.0.0 and Minimal SYStem 1.0.8 and now MSYS Developer Tool Kit > > 1.0.1. > > > > any help is appreciated. > > Steve > > I don't recall m4 being missing from MSYS 1.0.8 but I may be wrong so the > first thing to try would be installing the latest MSYS 1.0.9 snapshot. > > Luke > > > > > On Thu, 1 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > > > > Perhaps you should try downloading the latest version of msysDTK (1.0.1) > > > instead? > > > > > > Luke > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > > > To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> > > > Cc: <min...@li...> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:01 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe > > > > installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source > > > > directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got > the > > > > following error message: > > > > Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > > > > /usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr > > > > bin/autm4te line 40. > > > > BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. > > > > > > > > as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the > problem. > > > > that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the > problem > > > > is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. > > > > > > > > thanks again > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl > and > > > > > autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included > > > with > > > > > MSYS. > > > > > > > > > > Luke > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > > > > > To: <min...@li...> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM > > > > > Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to > provide > > > m4 > > > > > > and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure > but > > > i > > > > > > get the error message m4 not found. > > > > > > > > > > > > does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install > autoconf ? > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > |
From: Earnie B. <ear...@ya...> - 2003-05-03 00:11:05
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You still haven't answered my question. What is the output of ``type -a m4''? Earnie. Steven Marx wrote: > Hi Luke: > i will try the snapshot as you suggest. but before i do i have one > question ? what is a snapshot ? that is this a selective install or > am i reinstalling mysys ? if it is selective can and how do i confine > it to installing m4 ? > thanks > Steve > > On Fri, 2 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> >>To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> >>Cc: <min...@li...> >>Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:30 AM >>Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf >> >> >> >>>Hi Luke: >>>thanks for your patience. i downloaded msysDTK 1.0.1 and when i excuted >>>autoconf i got the message: >>>autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /bin/m4 >>>i looked in at the /bin directory and i did not find m4. it would appear >>>that i don't have m4 even though i have successfully downloaded and used >>>MinGW 2.0.0 and Minimal SYStem 1.0.8 and now MSYS Developer Tool Kit >>>1.0.1. >>> >>>any help is appreciated. >>>Steve >> >>I don't recall m4 being missing from MSYS 1.0.8 but I may be wrong so the >>first thing to try would be installing the latest MSYS 1.0.9 snapshot. >> >>Luke >> >> >>>On Thu, 1 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Perhaps you should try downloading the latest version of msysDTK (1.0.1) >>>>instead? >>>> >>>>Luke >>>> >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> >>>>To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> >>>>Cc: <min...@li...> >>>>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:01 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Thanks for the help. >>>>>I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe >>>>>installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source >>>>>directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got >> >>the >> >>>>>following error message: >>>>>Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: >>>>>/usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr >>>>>bin/autm4te line 40. >>>>>BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. >>>>> >>>>>as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the >> >>problem. >> >>>>>that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the >> >>problem >> >>>>>is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. >>>>> >>>>>thanks again >>>>>Steve >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl >> >>and >> >>>>>>autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included >>>> >>>>with >>>> >>>>>>MSYS. >>>>>> >>>>>>Luke >>>>>> >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> >>>>>>To: <min...@li...> >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM >>>>>>Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to >> >>provide >> >>>>m4 >>>> >>>>>>>and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure >> >>but >> >>>>i >>>> >>>>>>>get the error message m4 not found. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install >> >>autoconf ? >> >>>>>>>thanks >>>>>>>Steve >>>>>> >>>>> >>> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > Welcome to geek heaven. > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > _______________________________________________ > MinGW-users mailing list > Min...@li... > > You may change your MinGW Account Options or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-users > |
From: Steven M. <sm...@am...> - 2003-05-03 15:32:28
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Hi Earnie: sorry about not replying. as expected the response to type -a m4 is "type: m4: not found." Steve On Fri, 2 May 2003, Earnie Boyd wrote: > You still haven't answered my question. > > What is the output of ``type -a m4''? > > Earnie. > > Steven Marx wrote: > > Hi Luke: > > i will try the snapshot as you suggest. but before i do i have one > > question ? what is a snapshot ? that is this a selective install or > > am i reinstalling mysys ? if it is selective can and how do i confine > > it to installing m4 ? > > thanks > > Steve > > > > On Fri, 2 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > >>To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> > >>Cc: <min...@li...> > >>Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 2:30 AM > >>Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi Luke: > >>>thanks for your patience. i downloaded msysDTK 1.0.1 and when i excuted > >>>autoconf i got the message: > >>>autom4te: need GNU m4 1.4 or later: /bin/m4 > >>>i looked in at the /bin directory and i did not find m4. it would appear > >>>that i don't have m4 even though i have successfully downloaded and used > >>>MinGW 2.0.0 and Minimal SYStem 1.0.8 and now MSYS Developer Tool Kit > >>>1.0.1. > >>> > >>>any help is appreciated. > >>>Steve > >> > >>I don't recall m4 being missing from MSYS 1.0.8 but I may be wrong so the > >>first thing to try would be installing the latest MSYS 1.0.9 snapshot. > >> > >>Luke > >> > >> > >>>On Thu, 1 May 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>Perhaps you should try downloading the latest version of msysDTK (1.0.1) > >>>>instead? > >>>> > >>>>Luke > >>>> > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > >>>>To: "Luke Dunstan" <cod...@ho...> > >>>>Cc: <min...@li...> > >>>>Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 12:01 AM > >>>>Subject: Re: [Mingw-users] autoconf > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Thanks for the help. > >>>>>I downloaded MYSYS Developer Tool Kit 1.0.0 (.exe > >>>>>installation) and installed it. I cd to my application's source > >>>>>directory, which contains my configure.in, and i ran autoconf. i got > >> > >>the > >> > >>>>>following error message: > >>>>>Can't locate Autom4te/General.pm in @INC (@INC contains: > >>>>>/usr/share/autoconf /usr/lib/perl5.6.1/msys ........ etc.) at /usr > >>>>>bin/autm4te line 40. > >>>>>BEGIN failed -- compilation aborted at /usr/bin/autom4te line 40. > >>>>> > >>>>>as far as i can tell i don't have a /usr and this might be the > >> > >>problem. > >> > >>>>>that is, it should be just /share or /lib etc. ? if this is the > >> > >>problem > >> > >>>>>is there an option for autoconf override this. anyway HELP. > >>>>> > >>>>>thanks again > >>>>>Steve > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Luke Dunstan wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>>Download msysDTK from the files page to get MSYS versions of perl > >> > >>and > >> > >>>>>>autoconf. You should already have the version of m4 that is included > >>>> > >>>>with > >>>> > >>>>>>MSYS. > >>>>>> > >>>>>>Luke > >>>>>> > >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- > >>>>>>From: "Steven Marx" <sm...@am...> > >>>>>>To: <min...@li...> > >>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 8:05 AM > >>>>>>Subject: [Mingw-users] autoconf > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>i need to install autoconf under mingw/msys. i have tried to > >> > >>provide > >> > >>>>m4 > >>>> > >>>>>>>and perl (active state) so as to accomplish the autoconf configure > >> > >>but > >> > >>>>i > >>>> > >>>>>>>get the error message m4 not found. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>does anyone have some detaied directions on how to install > >> > >>autoconf ? > >> > >>>>>>>thanks > >>>>>>>Steve > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > _______________________________________________ > > MinGW-users mailing list > > Min...@li... > > > > You may change your MinGW Account Options or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-users > > > > |