I installed Cygwin onto an Alienware M17x-R3 running Windows 7 and also downloaded various files from http://www.gnu-pascal.de/ to add Pascal to the list of compilers. gayle@weirdcat ~/Documents $ gcc --version gcc (GCC) 4.9.2 Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
gayle@weirdcat ~/Documents
I successfully ran the classic Hello World program under C.
However I have been unable to install Gnu Pascal Compiler although I believe I have followed the instructions in the manual. I have tried both software installation and direct use of a binary file.
I have gpc source files, too. I also downloaded the source files for gcc 3.2.3 and gcc 3.4.3 because the manual seems to indicate that I should compile against a version that produces a standard compiler. I have the gpc source file: gpc-20060325/.
I got as far as the makeinfo file in the manual. Here is the tail of a verbose output from makeinfo:
gayle@weirdcat ~/Documents $ tail verbosemakeinfo.txt checking for .preinit_array/.init_array/.fini_array support... no checking if mkdir takes one argument... no *** Configuration x86_64-unknown-cygwin not supported Reaping losing child 0x6000bba30 PID 9292 Makefile:23335: recipe for target 'configure-gcc' failed make: *** [configure-gcc] Error 1 Removing child 0x6000bba30 PID 9292 from chain.
gayle@weirdcat ~/gpc-build $
gayle@weirdcat ~/Documents
I have also attempted to install gcc-3.4.3 with the suffix modifier. The output from make with the -d and -i switches is also available.
Should I specify a different host, target, etc.?
What ingredients am I missing to complete the recipe?
Thank you for your help and your time!
Sincerely, (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless fairless@ieee.org fairless@fsfe.org