Re: Fw: Re: msys from octave

[Matt Flax]

Yes - thanks for the suggestion - I tried this previously ... this is 
the result :

$ pi.sh

This is a post install process that will try to normalize between
your MinGW install if any as well as your previous MSYS installs
if any.  I don't have any traps as aborts will not hurt anything.
Do you wish to continue with the post install? [yn ] y
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home': No such file or directory
cp: cannot create regular file `/home/_/.inputrc': No such file or directory
/etc/profile: line 59: cd: /home/_: Not a directory

From: nitnit <nitnit_atmark_gmail.com> Subject: Re: msys from octave To: 
address@hidden Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:11:28 +0900 --- On Mon, 
2011/12/26, Matt Flax  wrote:
> > > Dear Tatsuro and Benjamin,
> > >
> > > First of all, happy new year and festive season.
> > >
> > > I have a question regarding running mingw msys, gcc and so on using the
> > > octave win32 installer.
> > >
> > > I am trying to work out how to get a proper msys compiler (c++) running
> > > here (on a virtual windows installation).
> > >
> > > I have downloaded the installers from
> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/octave/files/Octave_Windows%20-%20MinGW/Octave%203.4.3%20for%20Windows%20MinGW%20Installer/
> > >
> > > When I follow the readme, and extract everything into the correct place, I
> > > find that I can't start msys correctly with a home directory ..
> > >
> > > I have tried to run the pi.sh and pi.bat but they tell me that they can't
> > > create the /home directory - when I try to create it myself, they still
> > > report the same problem.
> > >
> > > Can you please point me to a guide on how to get a proper home directory
> > > with gcc/g++ operating under the octave installer ?
> > > Any information would be very helpful and I would be greatful for :)
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Matt
> > Hello Matt
> >
> > Open a cmd window (ms windows shell) and cd to<your octave install
> > dir>\msys
> > Run msys.bat and you will get an msys shell
> >  From you msys shell prompt, try to run postinstall/pi.sh (or in two steps:
> > a. cd postinstall, b. pi.sh)
> >
> > (I have not verified that the full pi script runs. I have only verified that
> > it starts running)
> >
> > Nitzan
> >
> >
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