It looks like Peter has 32 bit XP from the log, so 64 bit build won't work anyway. But the 32 bit version should work in MSVC of course.
Bill. 2009/5/23 Cactus <rieman...@googlemail.com>: > > > > On May 23, 11:06 am, Peter_APIIT <peterap...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 23 May, 13:31, Bill Hart <goodwillh...@googlemail.com> wrote: >> >> > I just tried building MPIR with the latest MSYS on my K8 and no >> > problems. So something strange is going on I think. >> >> > Admittedly I have Vista and not XP. >> >> > Also, I note that all 9 of the first 9 tests fail on Peter's machine. >> > Thus I think it is likely not just a failing test as such, but >> > something MSYS or XP specific. >> >> > Peter can you let us know whether you have Windows Vista or Windows >> > Vista Professional x64 Edition? >> >> I have MS Window XP >> >> > Another thing to do would be to post the file config.log from the top >> > level directory of the source tree so we can see what it says. It >> > might help us track down your problem. >> >> Here is the config.log file. > [snip] >> How to build MPIR in MS VC++ build system ? > > If you are using VC++ Express SP1, just double click on the mpir.sln > file, open the solution explorer window in VC++ (if not already open), > right click on the 32-bit version you want to build in the solution > explorer and make it the current project and then select build and it > will build it. You can't build the 64-bit projects in VC++ Express > though - you need a full version of Visual Studio 2008 to do this. > > To build the test projects you open and build mpir-tests in the same > way but you need to ensure that you build the same configuration - e.g > Win32/Release. THere is a pyton program runtests.py in the > build.vc9\mpir-tests subdirectory that will run the tests after you > have built them. > > If you run into trouble I will do what I can to help with advice. > > Brian Gladman > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mpir-devel" group. To post to this group, send email to mpir-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mpir-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mpir-devel?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---