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Executing MSYS from cmd.exe with arguments

I am trying to learn the wxWidgets library, using MinGW and msys to compile the code. So far so good, but I can not find a way to send a command to MSYS through CMD.exe.

I use Sublime Text to edit files, and it has an option to run makefiles. I want my makefiles to be able to open an instance of MSYS and send the g++ command and arguments to it.

Example:
Right now my makefile is:

test.exe : main.cpp
        g++ -s main.cpp -o test.exe `wx-config --cxxflags` `wx-config --libs`

When mingw32-make goes to run the g++ command, it sends it to cmd.exe, which doesn't handle the back-ticks and wx-config jazz. (But the command does work when run from inside MSYS and the directory holding main.cpp)

I want to be able to use something like...

msys --command g++ -s main.cpp*...etc..*

So it will load the MSYS enviroment and run the command. Is this possible?

I am a huge makefile newbie, so if there is an easier way, please show me!

Solution

  • You probably want to set the shell that gmake uses to execute the commands that make up the makefile. I assume that MSYS comes with bash or even plain sh, which should do the job.