On 3/26/10 11:59 PM, Jim Michaels wrote:
> bash 4.1
> XP Pro SP3 32-bit,
> using MinGW compiler
>
> short description:
> I have discovered that the installation method for BASH is actually recursive
> in nature, if I am not mistaken, requiring BASH to install BASH. read the
> first steps of the install.
>
> " 1. `cd' to the directory containing the source code and type
> `./configure' to configure Bash for your system. If you're using
> `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type `sh
> ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
> `configure' itself."
>
> configure is a BASH script. Am I not correct in stating that BASH requires
> BASH to install?
Yes. There is no native windows bootstrap mechanism available in the
source distribution. You have to rely on something like MinGW, which has
an already-compiled shell available for download.
> windows does not come with any such sh shell. and I need to be able to build
> one from scratch.
>
> you are not doing me any favors here, and I need BASH. please fix.
Sorry, I don't do development on Windows. I leave that to the cygwin and
MinGW folks.
Chet
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