Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: > > On 3/25/2010 3:03 PM, steenreem wrote: >> >> >> Larry Hall (Cygwin) wrote: >>> >>> On 3/25/2010 1:25 PM, steenreem wrote: >>>> >>>> When using "setup.exe" to install cygwin, I select "gcc: C compile >>>> upgrade >>>> helper" from the category devel in the package menu. However, when I >>>> then >>>> check in my cygwin bin folder there is no "gcc", although there is >>>> "gcc-3.exe". I cannot use the gcc command in cygwin "bash: gcc command >>>> not >>>> found". When I launch setup.exe again then the "gcc: C compile upgrade >>>> helper" box is unchecked, even though I checked it before. I have tried >>>> to >>>> check and install it repeatedly but to no avail. >>>> >>>> Who knows what's going on here? >>> >>> Did you read the release announcement? >>> >>> <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin-announce/2009-12/msg00014.html> >>> >> >> No I didn't, until now. I do not have these files: >> " /usr/bin/set-gcc-default-3.sh >> /usr/bin/set-gcc-default-4.sh >> " > > Ah, so you don't have gcc4. You probably want that anyway, even if you > do plan to use gcc3. So just install that and you're done, unless you > want gcc3. If that's the case, run the appropriate script from above. > >
Sorry I was unclear. "gcc4.exe" is also in /bin, together with "gcc3.exe". However there is no "gcc" symbolic link. I have tried copy and renaming "gcc4.exe" to "gcc.exe" but that leads to the error "C compiler cannot create executables" -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Cygwin-doesn%27t-install-gcc-even-though-I-select-it-tp28032216p28034118.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- 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