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How to install SWIG?

Noob question ahead...

I'm trying to install SWIG on Windows. According to the INSTALL document, I have to

cd to the directory containing the package's source code and type ./configure to configure the package for your system.

I tried the command in both the root directory and in the /CCache directory (these are the only ones that have the configure and configure.in files), however, the shell reports back that

C:\swigwin-2.0.4>./configure
'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

What am I missing?

Solution

  • The page http://www.swig.org/download.html has a specific download for Windows with a pre-built version of swig.exe. You can download it and avoid the hassle of compiling swig by yourself.

    If you really need to, you can consult the file Doc/Manual/Windows.html that contain Windows-specific instructions to build SWIG.

    Finally, to answer your specific question, the syntax

    ./configure

    is a UNIX-style command that means 'execute the program named configure in the current directory' (the dot)

    On Windows, you would type

    .\configure

    or even simpler, as all files are executable on Windows, only

    configure

    ... BUT this will not work as the said 'configure' script is a bash script that will not run in a Windows shell.