Re: A Basic Question for DAP from a Novice.

[David Becker]

Dear Dr. Susan Bassein and Karl Berry,

 

Thank you for your responses with advice on setting up DAP.  I tried to set DAP up on Cygwin, but was unsuccessful.  First I downloaded the default package of Cygwin; though the default program is missing the 'make' unix command.  Then I found out how to download Cygwin with 'make' but after running the './configure' command some required configuration elements were not found.  Without these 'make' did not execute completely, terminating abruptly.  I tried to download the complete non-default Cygwin, but it's size was too large and stopped after 40% completion.  I was able to do the initial 'de-tarring' of 'dap-3.7' using the default Cygwin, making file folders 'src,' 'doc,' and 'examples.'  However, I never got to the point where the 'executables,' 'includes,' 'library,' and 'info' files become installed in subdirectories 'bin,' 'include,' 'lib,' and 'info' of '/usr/local'.  Lastly, when reading some online discussions of Cygwin, I found it has difficulty executing the 'rehash' command, the last step of installation.

 

I welcome any further thoughts you may have on running DAP through Windows98.  Someone suggested I look into the free linux-type cd program called Ubuntu.  I'm also looking for access to a machine that already runs unix.  My unix programming skills are at the beginner level; so I welcome any further explanation of the DAP unix installation and start-up instructions.  I regret I was unable to get far with this set-up.  I wasn't able to access the manual; as the 'info' subdirectory was not created.  Thank you for reading of my attempts, and sharing with me your time, thoughts, and assistance.

 

Best,

David 

 

 

--- On Sat, 9/13/08, Susan B. <address@hidden> wrote:

From: Susan B. <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: A Basic Question for DAP from a Novice.
To: "Karl Berry" <address@hidden>
Cc: address@hidden, address@hidden
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008, 3:58 PM

Dear David, Karl:

DAP runs only under UNIX or UNIX-like systems. You can run cygwin
(www.cygwin.com) under some versions of Windows (at least XP) and that provides
a UNIX-like environment under which you can run DAP. You can also install some
version of UNIX as a dual-boot operating system along with your Windows.

Susan

----- Correo de Karl Berry del 12/09/2008 04:55 p.m. -----
> Hi David,
> 
>     Would I be able to download and run the DAP program� on� my
Windows 98
>     system?� 
> 
> Unfortunately, I think the DAP sources would not even come close to
> compiling under Windows 98.  I don't know if Susan (the author) or
> anyone has ever built it on any version of Windows.
> 
> The only alternative that comes to mind is to install GNU/Linux on your
> machine that's running Windows 98 now!  I know that's a rather
steep
> change ...
> 
> Best wishes,
> Karl
> 
> 
> 
> 

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