Re: libtool 2.2.2 cross-compile to mingw problems

[Roumen Petrov]

Simon Josefsson wrote:
> Charles Wilson <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > > [SNIP]
> >
> > export TARGETSHELL="C:\\Util\\gnuwin\\bin\\sh.exe"
> > export TARGETSHELL="C:\\msys\\1.0\\bin\\sh.exe"

$ echo "\\test"
\test
$ echo '\\test'
\\test
$ echo "\\\\test"
\\test


> > *before* building your project.
> [SNIP]
> ./.libs/lt-hostname-check.c:295:34: warning: unknown escape sequence '\M'
> ./.libs/lt-hostname-check.c:295:34: warning: unknown escape sequence '\s'
> ./.libs/lt-hostname-check.c:358:28: warning: unknown escape sequence '\M'
> ./.libs/lt-hostname-check.c:358:28: warning: unknown escape sequence '\s'
>
> However, using forward slashes seems to work better, but not fully, I
> now get:
>
> address@hidden:~/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src$ ./certtool.exe 
> (main) argv[0]      : ./certtool.exe
> (main) program_name : certtool.exe
> (find_executable)   : ./certtool.exe
> (check_executable)  : 
> Z:\home\jas\gnutls4win\build\gnutls-2.3.8\src/./certtool.exe
> (main) found exe (before symlink chase) at : 
> Z:\home\jas\gnutls4win\build\gnutls-2.3.8\src/./certtool.exe
> (main) found exe (after symlink chase) at : 
> Z:\home\jas\gnutls4win\build\gnutls-2.3.8\src/./certtool.exe
> (main) libtool shell wrapper name: certtool_ltshwrapperTMP
> (make_executable)   : 
> Z:/home/jas/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src/./.libs/certtool_ltshwrapperTMP
> (main) newargz[0]   : C:/MinGW/bin/sh.exe
> (main) newargz[1]   : 
> Z:/home/jas/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src/./.libs/certtool_ltshwrapperTMP
> Wine failed with return code 1
> address@hidden:~/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src$ 
>
> It should have printed a --help screen.
>
> However, I'm not sure my sh.exe is working properly:
>
> address@hidden:~/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src$ wine C:/MinGW/bin/sh.exe 
> --help
> Wine failed with return code 1
> address@hidden:~/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src$ 

same for my - tested with bash-3.1-MSYS-1.0.11-1
also:
$ wine cmd
...> cd ....
...> bash --help
and no output.
It seems to me that this is msys bash problem.


> The other binaries installed from msys works though:
>
> address@hidden:~/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src$ wine C:/MinGW/bin/gcc
> gcc: no input files
> Wine failed with return code 1
> address@hidden:~/gnutls4win/build/gnutls-2.3.8/src$ 
>
> Possibly the shell doesn't print anything by default?
>
> I'll see if I can get the shell working.  Any ideas to help me are most
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> /Simon


Roumen