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• pugs (ghc actually) build error under cygwin (Score:1)

  by jeff (5682)

  sorry if this isn't the best place to put this. i'm having trouble getting to #perl6 due to '*** No identd (auth) response'. (i am an irc newbie, and am trying to connect using 'irc' at cygwin bash command line under windows xp sp2 using 'irc -c perl6 jefft irc.freenode.net')
  
  fwiw, i also tried to post this to perl.perl6.compiler but google complained of 'temporary error' and i lost the post. not my day ;) (now i seem to recall there may have discussion about problems with this group on google ... hrmph)
  • Re:pugs (ghc actually) build error under cygwin (Score:2)

    by autrijus (1505)

    1. Do not build GHC from the source. Use the binary. :)
    2. Do not run ghc by yourself; use "perl Makefile.PL ; nmake" instead, as detailed in README.

    Thanks,
    /Autrijus/
    • Re:pugs (ghc actually) build error under cygwin (Score:1)

      by jeff (5682)

      ahhh, the light clicks on.... don't use cygwin ! i wasn't familiar with 'nmake' and so had glossed over the larger meaning of the comment... from a quick google of nmake it appears it is distributed with devstudio... unfortunately i don't microsoft development tools installed. does anyone know if this is freely available or if there is a freely available substitute or alternative ? (i'll dig in deeper to this soon -- thanks for the clarification... )
      • Re:pugs (ghc actually) build error under cygwin (Score:1)

        by jeff (5682) on 2005.02.23 1:26 (#38450)

        ok, it seems a free nmake is available for download from this microsoft support article : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q132084 perhaps that info could land in the FAQ ? (assuming its the best way to grab nmake...)

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        • Re:pugs (ghc actually) build error under cygwin (Score:1)

          by autrijus (1505)

          "perl Makefile.PL" downloads nmake.exe for you. :)
          • Re:pugs (ghc actually) build error under cygwin (Score:1)

            by jeff (5682)

            thanks for the nugget! i'm laughing as i write this. i think i need to leap before i look in this case (before thinking about leaping before looking...) jeff