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[jira] Created: (COUCHDB-733) INSTALL.Windows wording suggests it's OK for cygwin to use /usr/bin/link. Is this intentional?

INSTALL.Windows wording suggests it's OK for cygwin to use /usr/bin/link.  Is this intentional?
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                 Key: COUCHDB-733
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-733
             Project: CouchDB
          Issue Type: Question
          Components: Documentation
    Affects Versions: 0.11
         Environment: Windows 7 with cygwin
            Reporter: Michael Maguire
            Priority: Minor


The file: 

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/couchdb/trunk/INSTALL.Windows 

states:

47 	You must check that:
48 	
49 	* The `which link` command points to the Microsoft linker.
50 	
51 	* The `which cl` command points to the Microsoft compiler.
52 	
53 	If you do not do this, the ones found in `/usr/bin` may be used instead. 


This makes it sound as though which link and which cl *should* be the Microsoft ones, but it's permissible to use the /usr/bin ones.

Is that the intent?

If not, can I suggest this says something more like:


53 	If you do not do this, the ones found in `/usr/bin` would be used instead, which won't work properly.


P.S.:  I'm asking because I'm attempting to get the build going, and even though I've done vcvars32.bat and 'which cl' is pointing to the Microsoft one, 'which link' is still pointing to '/usr/bin/link' and I need to know if that's cool or not.


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[jira] Updated: (COUCHDB-733) INSTALL.Windows wording suggests it's OK for cygwin to use /usr/bin/link. Is this intentional?

Posted by "Paul Joseph Davis (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-733?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Paul Joseph Davis updated COUCHDB-733:
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    Skill Level: New Contributors Level (Easy)

> INSTALL.Windows wording suggests it's OK for cygwin to use /usr/bin/link.  Is this intentional?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: COUCHDB-733
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-733
>             Project: CouchDB
>          Issue Type: Question
>          Components: Documentation
>    Affects Versions: 0.11
>         Environment: Windows 7 with cygwin
>            Reporter: Michael Maguire
>            Priority: Minor
>
> The file: 
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/couchdb/trunk/INSTALL.Windows 
> states:
> 47 	You must check that:
> 48 	
> 49 	* The `which link` command points to the Microsoft linker.
> 50 	
> 51 	* The `which cl` command points to the Microsoft compiler.
> 52 	
> 53 	If you do not do this, the ones found in `/usr/bin` may be used instead. 
> This makes it sound as though which link and which cl *should* be the Microsoft ones, but it's permissible to use the /usr/bin ones.
> Is that the intent?
> If not, can I suggest this says something more like:
> 53 	If you do not do this, the ones found in `/usr/bin` would be used instead, which won't work properly.
> P.S.:  I'm asking because I'm attempting to get the build going, and even though I've done vcvars32.bat and 'which cl' is pointing to the Microsoft one, 'which link' is still pointing to '/usr/bin/link' and I need to know if that's cool or not.

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[jira] Commented: (COUCHDB-733) INSTALL.Windows wording suggests it's OK for cygwin to use /usr/bin/link. Is this intentional?

Posted by "Mark Hammond (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>.
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Mark Hammond commented on COUCHDB-733:
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Yes - you are correct in that things will not work correct with /usr/bin/link - I'll apply your patch soon...

> INSTALL.Windows wording suggests it's OK for cygwin to use /usr/bin/link.  Is this intentional?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: COUCHDB-733
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/COUCHDB-733
>             Project: CouchDB
>          Issue Type: Question
>          Components: Documentation
>    Affects Versions: 0.11
>         Environment: Windows 7 with cygwin
>            Reporter: Michael Maguire
>            Priority: Minor
>
> The file: 
> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/couchdb/trunk/INSTALL.Windows 
> states:
> 47 	You must check that:
> 48 	
> 49 	* The `which link` command points to the Microsoft linker.
> 50 	
> 51 	* The `which cl` command points to the Microsoft compiler.
> 52 	
> 53 	If you do not do this, the ones found in `/usr/bin` may be used instead. 
> This makes it sound as though which link and which cl *should* be the Microsoft ones, but it's permissible to use the /usr/bin ones.
> Is that the intent?
> If not, can I suggest this says something more like:
> 53 	If you do not do this, the ones found in `/usr/bin` would be used instead, which won't work properly.
> P.S.:  I'm asking because I'm attempting to get the build going, and even though I've done vcvars32.bat and 'which cl' is pointing to the Microsoft one, 'which link' is still pointing to '/usr/bin/link' and I need to know if that's cool or not.

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