Hi Wynfield, On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Wynfield Henman wrote: > I just downloaded and tried to build and install Perl's Database > Interface, DBI (yes the hard way, using Marefile.PL). > > Configure completed fine, but make fails with: > " make > gcc-4 -c -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -U__STRICT_ANSI__ -g > -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -DUSEIMPORTLIB -O3 > -DVERSION=\"1.623\" -DXS_VERSION=\"1.623\" > "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.14/i686-cygwin-threads-64int/CORE" -W -Wall > -Wpointer-arith -Wbad-function-cast -Wno-comment -Wno-sign-compare > -Wno-cast-qual -Wmissing-noreturn -Wno-unused-parameter Perl.c > /bin/sh: gcc-4: command not found > Makefile:625: recipe for target `Perl.o' failed" > > The above also mentions > "/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.14/i686-cygwin-threads-64int" > which I do have on my system. I did not select it and I don't have a > 64 bit system.
You may have a different Perl. Please follow the problem reporting guidelines described here: > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Would this indicate a setup ini problem for perl? > > Erroneously its using "gcc-4" for the compiler which wont be found. That's not erroneous; you need to install the gcc4 package: http://cygwin.com/packages/gcc4 (and optionally the gcc4-g++ : http://cygwin.com/packages/gcc4-g++) HTH, Csaba -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple