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Re: MinGW--New to it

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On 12/19/2011 9:35 PM, Geoff wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:47:03 -0800, "W. eWatson"
> <wolftracks@invalid.com>  wrote:
>
>> Maybe the procedure outlined below is the same for C++ to Fortran.
>>
>> Apparently, there's a package called MinGW that includes several
>> languages, C, C++, fortran, ... for Windows. I use Win7, 64-bit. I
>> downloaded mingw-get-inst-201111118.exe the other day for an install. At
>> one point it asked what compilers I wanted. I checked only fortran
>> (Gfortran, I believe). When it completed the install I could not find
>> any compiler, but did find some sort of "mingw.get..." exe file. Am I
>> supposed to execute it to get the fortran compiler?
>>
>>
>
> Did you read the Getting Started documentation on the mingw.org web
> site?
Completely missed it, or assumed that it would be a simple download and 
install like many MS products. Found the download quickly, and started 
there. I think the basis for MinGW looks like Linux, which I used long 
ago with C and maybe Perl and others.

I just copied Getting Started into MS Word to avoid printing all the 
extra marginal stuff, and will print it shortly.
>
> You must set the PATH variable for the command line tools, the default
> installation for those tools is "\mingw\bin\" or "Program
It sounds like I should uninstall mingw and start again. I guess I was 
expecting a simple install that's usually the case for most MS programs.

Since I'm using Win 7, I suspect I should add \mingw\bin\ to the end of 
the system PATH variable.  PATH = C:\stuff\...\morestuff;C:\mingw\bin\
> Files\mingw\bin". The installation dialog box should have presented
> you with that information.
Don't recall.
>
> There are two Fortran compilers in the package, g77.exe and
> gfortran.exe.
I want gfortran. I believe it has a Make facility, which is key to what 
I'm doing. I'm working with another fellow who is using G90 to recode an 
old fortran program. He's working in a Linux environment.

Is there some sort of general users manual for it? I noticed on Getting 
Started some GUI. Does that have a manual, and is it a separate install?


>
> c:\>gfortran --version
> GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.6.1
So gfortran is GNU fortran?

I tried joining the mailing list by providing my sbcglobal address. 
Never got a confirmation. I then used my mail facility on my web host 
site, and did get registered, and even logged into something. I have not 
rcvd any mailings. Found a sort of forum where posts had been made, but 
none looked current.

Ran into gmane.comp.gnu.mingw.user wandering around the mingw web pages. 
It appears it might be a mailing list disguised as a newsgroup. Still 
haven't figured how to reach it. Found this though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmane
http://gmane.org/faq.php

Maybe that will help.

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MinGW--New to it "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-19 19:47 -0800
  Re: MinGW--New to it Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-19 21:35 -0800
    Re: MinGW--New to it "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-20 08:09 -0800
      Re: MinGW--New to it Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-20 10:47 -0800
        Re: MinGW--New to it gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-12-21 01:52 -0800
          Re: MinGW--New to it "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-22 13:31 -0800
            Re: MinGW--New to it gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2011-12-24 01:21 -0800
              Re: MinGW--New to it "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-26 13:01 -0800
                Re: MinGW--New to it "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-26 13:18 -0800
                Re: MinGW--New to it Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2011-12-26 16:31 -0800
                Re: MinGW--New to it "W. eWatson" <wolftracks@invalid.com> - 2011-12-27 07:47 -0800

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