How to use MinGW?

[The Storm]

Today I get the MinGW full pack. I now know how to compile a single .cpp source but when I try to use makefiles and type the command "make" it return the massege:

'make' is not recognized as an
operable program or batch file.

The question is how to use MinGW with make files?

[sfx1999]

Install MSYS and use it with MinGW. It has make in it.

[Whistler]

Originally Posted by THE_STORM

Today I get the MinGW full pack. I now know how to compile a single .cpp source but when I try to use makefiles and type the command "make" it return the massege:

'make' is not recognized as an
operable program or batch file.

The question is how to use MinGW with make files?

the command in current version of MinGW is "mingw32-make"

[The Storm]

Yea but I have downloaded the full pack ~50mb for Windows. And in this pack there is not any kind of make.exe file even mingw32-make.exe was not there. Rick had gived to me a link to download mingw32-make.exe but I wonder why this has not be included in ot the this "Full Pack"?

[sfx1999]

Use MSYS. Trust me.

[Whistler]

I'd recommend this one for HL stuff:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...1.exe?download

and using MSYS is also a good idea, but you will need to know some UNIX basics.

[sfx1999]

I have heard MinGW's stock make sucks. MSYS has a better one built in.

[The Storm]

OK now I have anoder problem...
All it compile OK but when I try the EPB in game it just crash but if I use it as metamod plugin it work OK. I think that there is some problem with the .def file.
Here the makefile:

#
# E[POD]bot makefile for MingW32
#

CPP = g++

CPPFLAGS = -march=pentium4 -O2 -w -I./hlsdk -I./metamod

OBJ=bot.o bot_ai.o bot_chat.o bot_client.o bot_combat.o bot_globals.o bot_navigate.o bot_sounds.o compress.o dll.o engine.o log.o linkfunc.o meta_api.o namefunc.o util.o waypoint.o

EPB.dll: ${OBJ}
dllwrap -s --add-stdcall-alias --def epb.def --driver-name g++ -o EPB.dll ${OBJ}

clean:
-del *.o
-del *.dll

%.o: %.cpp
${CPP} ${CPPFLAGS} -c $< -o $@

%.o: %.c
${CPP} ${CPPFLAGS} -c $< -o $@

Here the .def file:

LIBRARY EPB
EXPORTS
GiveFnptrsToDll @1
SECTIONS
.data READ WRITE

When linking it come the error:

dlltool: Syntax error in def file epb.def:4
Warning: resolving _GiveFnptrsToDll by linking to _GiveFnptrsToDll@8
Use --enable-stdcall-fixup to disable these warnings
Use --disable-stdcall-fixup to disable these fixups
dlltool: Syntax error in def file epb.def:4
Warning: resolving _GiveFnptrsToDll by linking to _GiveFnptrsToDll@8
Use --enable-stdcall-fixup to disable these warnings
Use --disable-stdcall-fixup to disable these fixups

What I must do?

[Whistler]

You'll need this version for non-Metamod HL stuff:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/m...1.exe?download

or, use the method which the Metamod-p is using. But this will make your DLL file much bigger.

[The Storm]

Thanks but I wonder why with version 4.1 it crash?