[news.eclipse.technology.linuxtools] Re: Autotools with CygWin

[jjohnstn@xxxxxxxxxx (Jeff Johnston)]

Paul McConkey wrote:

> Hi

> I have spent some time trying to get an autotools project to work with 
> Eclipse using CygWin, but not successfully.

> The project (vlc) configures fine from CygWin bash, but the closest I have 
> come to getting it to configure using the Autoconf plug-in is a pretty 
> general error that configuration has failed.

> I know very little about CygWin and less about autotools and I have now 
> abandoned the attempt and I am configuring from bash and just using a 
> standard c make project.

> I'd like to have another go, so if anyone has some experience with this type 
> of setup any pointers would be gratefully received.

Hi Paul,

The Autotools plugin hasn't been tested with CygWin but we don't restrict 
it from being used there.  If you could provide a bit more information, 
that would be helpful.  For example, is the configuration script in the 
top-level directory of the project?  Can you elaborate on the contents of 
the configuration console?  It is possible that there is a path issue that 
isn't being prepared for.

-- Jeff