Installing Linux Library on Windows Using Mingw

Question

I am attempting to install GTKExtra on windows. The package comes in a Tar.Gz and contains a Configure file. So its necessary to install the package using MinGw because the package is designed to be installed on Linux.

I have installed MinGW and MSYS. I have made sure that C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\etc\fstab contains the line C:\MinGW /mingw (plus an empty line below it).

My Problem: I still cant get windows run the Configure file. When I type in ./Configure into CMD I get the error '.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

The steps I am taking are:

• Open cmd.exe
• Navigate to the folder that contains the configure file using cd C:/...
• Type in ./configure (as per the instructions found in INSTALL. But this causes the error I described above

How can I run the configure file on windows? What have I done wrong?

Answer 1

You have to run the command in unix command prompt. For starting unix command prompt execute "msys.bat" in msys installation.