From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Charles S. Wilson" To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: How to "make install"? Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 08:22:00 -0000 Message-id: <37CE96A0.28E30716@ece.gatech.edu> References: <19990902144728.19952.qmail@www0n.netaddress.usa.net> X-SW-Source: 1999-09/msg00016.html Stefan PETRUCHA wrote: > Hi, > > I think it is obvious that the install utility program doesn't work for > binary executables because of .exe suffix. I saw some scripting solution > here so I tried it. I made shell script adding .exe to appropriate > parameters and calling the original install hidden somewhere out of > $PATH. Then I 'make install' just made groff package. Make passed but > oops! - all binary programs were installed to their locations without > the .exe suffix == unuseable. OK, I checked all files in /usr/local/bin > and added .exe to binary programs per script, but I don't like this as a > solution. ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/win32/develop/gnuwin32/cygwin/porters/Humblet_Pierre_A/install-cygwin-b20-sh works fine for me. Download that shell script. Rename install.exe to "cyg_install.exe". Rename this shell script to "install". Done. > > Has somebody something better? How do you "make install"? > > Stefan Petrucha > -- > http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Charles S. Wilson" To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: How to "make install"? Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:42:00 -0000 Message-ID: <37CE96A0.28E30716@ece.gatech.edu> References: <19990902144728.19952.qmail@www0n.netaddress.usa.net> X-SW-Source: 1999-09n/msg00016.html Message-ID: <19990930234200.kiBLT6-M70oOCkfn0DnZK5aqV7g893G1Cje6IQwEZQI@z> Stefan PETRUCHA wrote: > Hi, > > I think it is obvious that the install utility program doesn't work for > binary executables because of .exe suffix. I saw some scripting solution > here so I tried it. I made shell script adding .exe to appropriate > parameters and calling the original install hidden somewhere out of > $PATH. Then I 'make install' just made groff package. Make passed but > oops! - all binary programs were installed to their locations without > the .exe suffix == unuseable. OK, I checked all files in /usr/local/bin > and added .exe to binary programs per script, but I don't like this as a > solution. ftp://ftp.franken.de/pub/win32/develop/gnuwin32/cygwin/porters/Humblet_Pierre_A/install-cygwin-b20-sh works fine for me. Download that shell script. Rename install.exe to "cyg_install.exe". Rename this shell script to "install". Done. > > Has somebody something better? How do you "make install"? > > Stefan Petrucha > -- > http://www.isnet.sk/petrucha > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1 > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com