Re: help installing on windows

[Paul D. Smith]

%% "McGovern, Jeff" <address@hidden> writes:

  mj> We are are going to be moving from PVCS Builder to GNU Make for
  mj> our product builds.  I have downloaded the make-3.80.tar.gz.  Will
  mj> this install on a Windows machine?  If so, could you please
  mj> provide some info or documentation on how this is installed so we
  mj> may begin using it.  I'm really confused on how to install this!

You should first note that Windows-specific issues are best discussed on
the address@hidden mailing list: Windows-knowledgeable people hang out
there.


Second, the file you have is a compressed tar file containing the source
code for GNU make.  You'll need to unpack it (see if you can find a copy
of GNU tar for Windows with Google or similar if your current archiving
tool doesn't recognize the format), then compile it with your local C
compiler.

More information is available in the README.W32 file in the tar file;
you can read this once you unpack it.


There are also a few places on the net where you can get pre-built
versions, but you'll need to ask about this on the address@hidden
mailing list.

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