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= msys =
 
 * MSYS - collection of GNU utilities, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unix_utilities list of unix utilities]
 * Current Version: 1.0.11
 * http://download.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/release/msys
 * Initial packaged for GRASS by jef
 * Maintainer: [wiki:MartinLanda Martin Landa]

=== Open Tickets ===

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=== Closed Tickets ===

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== Packaging notes ==

=== Install the environment for compilation (MingW) ===

1. Run msys (there should be an icon on the desktop)
 * ''Note for Vista 64bit'': in case that MSYS starts to open multiple windows, close them all. Check first [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=759325 this discussion]. A solutions seems to be to download [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/msysCORE-1.0.11-bin.tar.gz msysCORE-1.0.11-bin.tar.gz] (or newer?). Open the tarball, and copy the bin directory over `C:\osgeo4w\apps\msys\bin`. See also https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=720513
 * ''Note'': to change background/foreground color or font size edit `C:\osgeo4w\apps\msys\msys.bat`

2. Type:
{{{
mkdir /c/osgeo4w/apps/msys/osgeo4w
}}}
3. Copy `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys\etc\fstab.sample` to `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys\etc\fstab`  (without .sample)

{{{
cd /c/OSGeo4W/apps/msys/etc/
cp fstab.sample fstab
}}}

4. Open `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys\etc\fstab`

5. At line 16, change:
{{{
c:/mingw		/mingw
c:/ActiveState/perl	/perl
}}}
To:
{{{
c:/osgeo4w/	/osgeo4w
}}}
6. Download the MinGW packages:
(''[https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435 updates may be found here]'')
 * '''Temp bugfix''' (see [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo4w/ticket/118 here]), '''msysCORE-1.0.11-bin''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/msysCORE-1.0.11-bin.tar.gz here] 
 * '''bin-utils''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/binutils-2.19.1-mingw32-bin.tar.gz here]
 * '''gcc-core''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-core-3.4.5-20060117-3.tar.gz here]
 * '''gcc-g++''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/gcc-g%2B%2B-3.4.5-20060117-3.tar.gz here]
 * '''mingw32-make''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw32-make-3.81-20080326-3.tar.gz here]
 * '''mingw-runtime''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingwrt-3.15.2-mingw32-dev.tar.gz here]
 * '''mingw-utils''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz here]
 * '''w32api''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/w32api-3.13-mingw32-dev.tar.gz here]

7. Download the latest '''make''' program compliant with the OSGeo4W framework from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/mingw/make-3.81-MSYS-1.0.11-2.tar.bz2 here]
(''future updates may be found [https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435 here]'')

8. Unpack to `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys`  (the content of the sub-folders in the zip-files - ''bin'', ''share'' have to be copied into the related sub-folders of `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys`)

9. Close and re-open msys to reload the settings.

=== Pre-built Binaries ===

Download: 
(''updates may be found [https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=23617 here]'')
 * '''bison''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bison-2.1-bin.zip here]
 * '''bison-deps''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/bison-2.1-dep.zip here]
 * '''flex''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/flex-2.5.4a-1-bin.zip here]
 * '''gettext-bin''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gettext-0.14.4-bin.zip here]
 * '''gettext-lib''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/gettext-0.14.4-lib.zip here]
 * '''libiconv-lib''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libiconv-1.9.2-1-lib.zip here]
 * '''libintl-bin''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libintl-0.14.4-bin.zip here]
 * '''libintl-lib''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/libintl-0.14.4-lib.zip here]
 * '''regex''' from [http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/regex-2.7-bin.zip here]
 * '''bc''' from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/bc/1.06-2/bc-1.06-2-bin.zip/download here]
 * '''readline''' from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/readline/5.0-1/readline-5.0-1-bin.zip/download here]

Unpack to `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys`  (the content of the sub-folders in the zip-files - ''bin'', ''share'' have to be copied into the related sub-folders of `c:\osgeo4w\apps\msys`)