> From: cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com > [mailto:cygwin-ow...@cygwin.com] On Behalf Of Thorsten Kampe > Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 10:59 AM > To: cygwin@cygwin.com > Subject: Re: New Cygwin install and "configure: command not > found" installing other packages > > * Bill Klein (Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:40:48 -0600) > > I am new and know that I have done something wrong, but haven't been > > able to find the solution in the FAQ or archives. > > > > when I type > > .\configure > > I am getting the > > configure: command not found > > message. > > The path separator on Unix is "/". So it should be > "./configure". Please > consider getting some basic shell knowledge before using a shell. > > Thorsten >
A) my hope is to use as little "shell" as possible. I am installing Cygwin in order to be able to use a specific "product" that does not (normally) require shell programming. B) I am using the commands as they appear in the INSTALL file for the packages that I am using. (I simply made a typo in my original note) C) After trying the original command, I ran this from the directory where the "configure" file was (which I verified with "dir"). when I typed configure it got the "configure: command not found" message when I typed sh configure it worked. The file "configure" is NOT something that I created but was supplied with the packages. Two packages that have had this same problem are "from reliable" sites. For example: http://gmplib.org/ http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/libtool.html http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/berkeley-db/db/index.html I can't believe that ALL 3 have made a mistake in their INSTALL instructions or in their "configure" file. I am certain, as I said, that I have done something wrong. (Possibly not installed something in Cygwin that I should have). However, I need help in finding out what it is. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
