Re: [Plplot-devel] Binary distribution?

2013-06-25 Thread Arjen Markus
Hi Alan, on MinGW the default value for CPACK_INSTALL_PREIX is now "C:/Program Files(x86)/plplot". It is the first part, "C:", that causes trouble. The trouble I had with MinGW/MSYS was rather strange - whenever I typed "make" in an MSYS-box, it ran the MicroSoft version of "make". When I typed

Re: [Plplot-devel] Binary distribution?

2013-06-25 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2013-06-25 09:52+0200 Arjen Markus wrote: > An absolute path as the install prefix is not acceptable, > I am afraid: CPack creates a directory tree under the > build directory that reflects exactly the directory of > the installation. That means that it would attempt to > create a subdirectory

Re: [Plplot-devel] Trouble building plplot with new Ada compiler

2013-06-25 Thread Jerry
Hi Alan, On Jun 24, 2013, at 1:52 AM, Alan W. Irwin wrote: > Blanks in paths generally cause build trouble so I am wondering if (3) > has a blank in one of the paths as one of the "minor" path adjustments > compared to case (2). I didn't find any stray blanks. I'd be happy to send you the scri

Re: [Plplot-devel] Progress with Cygwin to build PLplot

2013-06-25 Thread Arjen Markus
Hi Alan, I noticed the Cygwin people are quite responsive, notably Corinna Vinschen, so at the very least you could ask it again. It may have just slipped through the cracks. (I remember seeing a very similar post-install error, when I installed Cygwin under Windows 7, but it seems to work happil

Re: [Plplot-devel] Binary distribution?

2013-06-25 Thread Arjen Markus
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:11:52 -0700 (PDT) "Alan W. Irwin" wrote: > Hi Arjen: > > This is an extremely interesting topic for me. More >below in context. > Hi Alan, Andrew, I have been experimenting a bit with CPack and I ran into a bunch of small problems but nothing that we should not be ab