Ok. I am trying to launch a shell script (.sh) on Windows using Cygwin. I have absolutely no idea on how to. I am a complete beginner (I have actually never used Cygwin before) so if anyone can provide some nice easy to follow instructions, it would be nice. I can't install 'cause I'm on my home computer, so if anyone can upload a pre-installed Cygwin with the required packages, that would be great. If you can't, I'll install it at the library. I am using Windows 7 if that helps. Any help is appreciated!
... How? Post Merge: [time]1330121247[/time] This is the directory Code: C:\Users\*Name*\Downloads\Src\build.sh
that isnt a valid unix path. If you don't know basic linux commands then you probably shouldnt be trying to compile stuff.
that's what i'm saying. Compiling software is fairly advanced and if you don't even know basic linux navigation commands then you're going to have a nightmare trying to compile anything, especially if it doesn't work first time and you end up in dependency hell. It's not something for the inexperienced.
learn the basic stuff first. navigating via commandline is a good start, as is changing permissions on files and folders
