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From: Charles Hixson <charleshixson@earthling.net>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.beta
Subject: Re: Beta and win95 with cygwin32 GNU
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 07:45:12 -0800
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To: Morten Grouleff <morten.grouleff@mjolner.dk>
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So if I am understanding this dialog correctly, I would not be able to
use Beta, since I am running a different C(++) compiler.  Is this true?

Morten Grouleff wrote:
> 
> Daniel Bonniot <dbonniot@ens-lyon.fr> writes:
> 
> > Bo Normann Pedersen wrote:
> > >
> > > A couple of days ago i decided to install BETA on my PC, which is
> > > running Win95.
> > > So I downloaded Beta & Cygwin32 GNU.
> > > Everything seemed to be working fine, but at the time I wanted to
> > > compile I found out that I couldn't.
> > >
> > > Every time I try I get the same error :
> > >
> > ...
> > > Linking
> > > /gnuwin32/b18/H-i386-cygwin32/i386-cygwin32/bin/ld.exe :
> > > cannot open -lmingw32: No such file or directory
> > > gcc: Internal compiler error: Program ld got fatal signal 1.
> > ...
> > > Bo Normann
> >
> > There are two ports of GNU to win32 : cygwin32 and mingw32.
> > Molner wants you to use mingw32. That's why mingw32 library should be
> > linked,
> > and you don't have it !
> >
> > On Molner web page, you have the instructions to download mingw32.
> > (http://www.mjolner.dk/download/gnu-software.html)
> >
> > But as I said in a previous message, there is still a problem with the
> > link phase,
> > as some object code from the beta system cannot be linked with gnu
> > (mingw32) ld.
> > This bug is referenced...
> >
> > I tried to use cygwin32 ld instead, but the same problem occured.
> > I think Molner should recompile the object code for gnu SDK, but I may
> > be wrong.
> >
> > Are Molner people reading this, or should I write them ?
> >
> > Anyway good luck for those who try to use gnu sdk on win32. Don't
> > hesitate to tell if you have news.
> 
> We have placed the GNU files we used to compile the Mjølner System for GNU
> on our ftp server.  Please look at
> 
>         <http://noatun.mjolner.dk/download/gnu-software.html>
> 
> (The page can also be found through out homepage by selecting Download,
> then "How to get and install GNU Win32SDK")
> 
> Regards,
> Morten Grouleff, Mjølner Informatics.

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Charles Hixson	charleshixson@earthling.net
(510) 464-7733	or chixso@mtc.dst.ca.us