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Bash 98

Hi
Newbie bash! I have downloaded Bash (zip) file and want to install it, to run on Windows 98-NT-2000

When I go to DOS shell, change to directory extracted to and run "make install" it reports it cant open makefile.

Could anyone tell me what I need to do to configure and run Bash on these Windows OS's i.e. 98-NT-2000?

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ahoffmann

don't know which programming environment/tools (make, cc, etc.) you use on W98, but try to rename Makefile to makefile

ct.smith

Bash works quite nicely under the Cygwin environment on windows (also good for other nix ports, like XEmacs).

www.cygwin.com

admoller

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Gidday
Listen I'm a total moron, believe me! The file I have is bash-2.05a.tar Can anyone step me through setting it up on Windows2K and executing a script such as "Hello World"

ahoffmann

if you downloaded a .tar file, it's most likely a file containing either a UNIX bash executable (which is useless for Windoze), or it is the complete source tree of bash to be compiled.
As you identify yourself as "maron", I suggest that you get a ready to use etup program (.zip or .exe) for bash. Otherwhise this becomes a book-size thread.

admoller

ASKER

Maybe not a "total" moron, I have used winzip to extract it all and as mentioned it looks like "the complete source tree of bash to be compiled"

So whats next?

admoller

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admoller

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I'll give it a go tomorrow at work. I had renamed the makefile but forgot where I had got the command from and what it was.

admoller

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