Re: [Mingw-users] Couldn't reserve space for cygwin's heap

[JonY <10walls@xxxxxxxxx>]

Theodore H. Smith wrote:
> On 16 Apr 2008, at 13:59, JonY wrote:
>
>> Theodore H. Smith wrote:
>>> On 16 Apr 2008, at 13:44, Tuomo Latto wrote:
>>>
>>> Well I have no idea what a memtest is or where I'd get it. Or why I'd
>>> need it.
>>>
>>> Are you saying you think my RAM is damaged?
>>>
>>> I think It's more likely those scripts need fixing and the installer
>>> needs msys added to it.
>>>
>>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Why would you say that?
>
> Because it failed?
Hi,
sorry, I meant to say why would you say the script needs fixing?

>
> Also because msys is not selectable as part of the "simple mingw
> install". Which doesn't make sense to me.
>
IMHO, MSYS is considered a seperate entity, although usually used to 
support MinGW.

>> Anyway, have you tried "c:/mingw" instead? The
>> post-installer never failed me, at least on XP machines.
>
> Thanks JonY. That works better.
>
> I have a feeling the error happened because I typed a tab by accident,
> and then deleted it. Perhaps the shell program didn't like that. I did
> nothing wrong, because as you can see... from http://elfdata.com/mingw.png
>    what I typed before I pressed return was perfect. But I think the
> shell program could have got confused.

That happens, especially when trying to run GDB under MSYS rxvt console, 
not sure if its an issue with bash or the console.

> I really think it's better to make this fully automated. Better to
> avoid problems like the shell getting confused by tabs and deletes.
>

Yes, I suppose the installer could be be more configurable.

> Anyhow, after trying again, I got this message: http://elfdata.com/mingw2.png
>
> Something about how it can't find make. And... that's a "joy", and I
> should keep it that way.
>
> Sorry I don't get it. Is not having make, bad or good?

That's a good thing. Until awhile ago, MSYS can't differentiate between 
MSYS and native win32 apps. make.exe is different from mingw32-make.exe, 
the former is designed to be used under MSYS while the latter is used as 
a native makefile processor.

Congrats, MinGW and MSYS is now installed.

>
> Also, I chose for "make" to be installed in the "mingw easy installer"
> thing. Why it's not there... I have no idea. Sigh.

Its installed as mingw32-make.

>
> I've noticed the "easy installer" has problems. That often it would be
> unable to download files, until I retried a few times. So perhaps it
> missed downloading "make" despite that I selected it.

Personally, I'm would avoid all forms of .exe installers, they look like 
opaque blobs, but that's just me.

In my experience with using the installer under unreliable internet 
connections, I find its best to select the "Download only" option. If a 
download was stalled, I would quit the installer and delete the 
currently downloaded file, then restart it to download it again. The 
installers will skip overn the existing files. Keep selecting "Download 
only" until all download is complete.

>
> --
> http://elfdata.com/plugin/
> "String processing, done right"
>
>
>


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