[mpich-discuss] Fwd: mpich-3.2 using cygwin

[Halim Amer]

Cygwin isn't Linux either. Being an approximate Linux platform does not 
change the fact that we don't support it.

--Halim

On 2/1/16 6:09 PM, Jeff Hammond wrote:
> Cygwin isn't Windows.  Cygwin is a very good approximation to Linux that
> happens to run on top of Windows.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 1:47 PM, Halim Amer <aamer at anl.gov
> <mailto:aamer at anl.gov>> wrote:
>
>     We don't support Windows anymore. For more information, refer to
>     https://wiki.mpich.org/mpich/index.php/Frequently_Asked_Questions#Q:_Why_can.27t_I_build_MPICH_on_Windows_anymore.3F.
>
>     ---Halim
>
>     www.mcs.anl.gov/~aamer <http://www.mcs.anl.gov/~aamer>
>
>     On 2/1/16 3:26 PM, Bhanu Hariharan wrote:
>
>
>         Hello,
>
>         I am trying to build the mpich-3.2 libs on a Windows 64 bit Vista.
>
>         I am using cygwin and I am following the configure and build
>         instructions on
>         http://www.mpich.org/static/downloads/3.2/mpich-3.2-installguide.pdf
>
>
>         On launching the configure command, I first ran into OpenPA
>         errors, so
>         just to get around it I renamed openpa folder in src to ##openpa
>
>         Then I ran into some fortran errors - I have ifort compiler.
>         "Could not determine a way to link a Fortran test program!"
>
>         I am sending you c.txt and config.log as was suggested in the .pdf.
>         Could anyone help me understand why I might be getting the error
>         and a
>         way out.
>
>         Thanks in advance,
>         Regards,
>         Bhanu
>
>         PS: Separate question: I was able to find .msi for older versions of
>         mpich2 but not anymore. Can I download .msi for latest mpich2
>         versions?
>
>
>
>
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