Hi Simon, If the build environment is managed by an MSYS2 installation, then the MinGW64 shell startup script automatically sets up "MSYSTEM" for you. It can be launched like "C:\msys64\msys2_shell.cmd -mingw64 -mintty".
On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 5:46 PM, Simon Peyton Jones via ghc-devs < [email protected]> wrote: > Making it part of the error message would be v helpful. > > I have added a section to "Troubleshooting" on > https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Preparation/Windows > > But it should really be part of the instructions higher up to sa > export MSYSTEM=MINGW64 > > Might someone do that? I wasn't quite sure where > > Simon > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: ghc-devs <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ben Gamari > | Sent: 24 March 2018 16:42 > | To: Gabor Greif <[email protected]>; [email protected] > | Cc: [email protected] > | Subject: Re: Windows > | > | Gabor Greif <[email protected]> writes: > | > | > Just an idea... > | > > | > could this hint be part of the `configure` error message? > | > > | Indeed. See D4526. > | > | Cheers, > | > | - Ben > > _______________________________________________ > ghc-devs mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ghc-devs >
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