Web lists-archives.org

Re: [Mingw-users] ingw32-make 3.80 does not accept any command line argument

Bo Yang wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am trying to build Mozilla Firefox source code with MinGW. I used Msys 1.0 
> and with this packages there are ming32-make 3.81. But Mozilla source require
>  make 3.80 instead. So, I download the binary on sf.net. When I invoke the 
> mingw32-make 3.80 on windows command window, it works well. But when I invoke
>  it on the Msys shell, it did not accept any command line arguments. I call 
> "mingw32-make -v" or "mingw32-make -f abc.mk", it always give me the same 
> output which complain that "it can't find any Makefile in the current 
> directory". Could you please tell me why it behave so strangely? Does this 
> have something to do with the Msys 1.0 underlaid mingw runtime?
> Please help if you can. Thanks in advance!

Unless you are building an older version of the code, you will want the Mozilla
Build package. The Mozilla Build package includes make 3.81.
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/libraries/win32/MozillaBuildSetup-1.1.exe

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites
http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/blog/2006-11-30/plans-for-the-mozilla-build-system/
http://benjamin.smedbergs.us/blog/2006-12-07/unified-windows-build-prerequisites/



-- 
John P. Clizbe                      Inet:   John (a) GingerBear.Nyet
You can't spell fiasco without SCO. PGP/GPG KeyID: 0x608D2A10
"what's the key to success?"        / "two words: good decisions."
"what's the key to good decisions?" /  "one word: experience."
"how do i get experience?"          / "two words: bad decisions."

"Just how do the residents of Haiku, Hawai'i hold conversations?"

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc.
Still grepping through log files to find problems?  Stop.
Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser.
Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/
_______________________________________________
MinGW-users mailing list
MinGW-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

You may change your MinGW Account Options or unsubscribe at:
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mingw-users