Re: [avr-chat] Can't Install avr-gcc in FreeBSD

[David Brown]

Brian Dean wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 09:39:10PM +0200, David Brown wrote:
>
> >  As long as someone has put together that information for your chosen 
> > system, installation is generally simple (occasional slips can occur in 
> > any system), and normally faster and easier than windows-style 
> > installation wizards.  It is when the packages do not exist for your 
> > combination of distribution, chosen software, and required versions, 
> > that installation can be far more awkward with *nix.
>
> And even moreso on Windows.  People were in for a real ordeal before
> WinAVR became available, for instance.

I've been there and done that - and I would not recommend it to the 
inexperienced!

I think we agree that ports (or apt-get for Debian-style Linux) is a 
much better system than windows installers, and that "./configure && 
make" on *nix is much better than getting cygwin or mingw installed, 
then running "./configure && make" (and fixing the problems along the 
way) on windows without an installer.  I'm just saying that a windows 
installer is easier than "./configure && make" on *nix when there is no 
package available for your chosen system, and that this situation turns 
up regularly.

mvh.,

David