My guess is that the host name with spaces is causing all your trouble. The best way to test this would be to rename your computer. Not sure whether resetting the HOST environment variable would be enough here.
Fred On the road Am 19.05.2012 um 09:13 schrieb Ala Saket <[email protected]>: > As i mentioned in my original email when i install (setup,core,dev) and then > install (make, base, gui, back) by running (./configure, make, make install) > it installs fine, but when i run gcc for a file i get (Foundation/NSObject > not a valid file or directory). Should i be adding flags when i install the > (make,base,etc...) or have a particular path where i put the folders and run > the ./configure for? I have tried those steps several times but am not > getting any results. > > How come the other method i tried through MiniGW doesn't work well for > windows when the steps describe how install for windows? > > Anyhow i've been trying to get the environment to work to compile objective c > but am not getting anywhere. > > Best Regards, > > Ala > > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Germán A. Arias <[email protected]> wrote: > On Windows is better install each package separately. Make, Base, GUI > and Back. Startup is for gnu/linux users. > > > El Thu, 17 May 2012 13:08:04 +0300 > Ala Saket <[email protected]> escribió: > > I am trying to install gnu using the steps on > > http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Installation_on_Windows#Install_MinGW > > however when I am in gnu-startup-0.28.0 and want to > > run ./installgnustep, I keep getting the following messages and error: > > > > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target > > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target > > configure: WARNING: invalid host type: Saket/GNUstep > > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target > > configure: WARNING: you should use --build, --host, --target > > configure: WARNING: invalid host type: Saket/GNUstep/GNUstep.conf > > configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --disable-gsnd > > checking build system type... Invalid configuration `A.': machine > > `A.' not recognized > > configure: error: /bin/sh > > /cygdrive/c/mygnu/gnustep/msys/1.0/home/install/gnustep-startup-0.28.0/config.sub > > A. failed > > ********************************************************************* > > There was a problem checking the configuration of you system. > > One possible cause is that you do not have a C or Objective-C > > compiler on your system > > Please see the instructions that came with your operating system > > for installing the GNU GCC compiler and installing a developer > > system for compiling programs > > ********************************************************************* > > cp: cannot stat `setupvars': No such file or directory > > If you don't understand something or think a test is in error, > > please email [email protected] and send the > > /cygdrive/c/mygnu/gnustep/msys/1.0/home/install/gnustep-startup-0.28.0/build/logs.tar.gz > > file > > > > > > The path i'm in is > > /c/mygnu/gnustep/msys/1.0/home/install/gnustep-startup-0.28.0/ > > my computer or user name is : Ala A. Saket (which i think might be the > > problem) > > I tried installing from a msys shell as well as a cygwin shell but i'm > > getting the same message. > > I ran ./configure and didn't get any error messages (that i could see > > at least). > > > > What do i need to do? > > > > I have already tried installing using the system, core & dev .exe > > installers, and setup make, base, gui and back, but when i tried > > compiling fraction.m i got the error that foundation/NSobject is not > > a valid file or directory, which apparently is a problem a lot of > > people have when trying to run GNUstep on windows. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Ala > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-gnustep mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnustep
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