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Win7: Bootstrapping 7.3 from 7.2.1 using msys git 1.7.6 causes integer-gmp ./configure to fail

Following the getting started instructions and the approximate suggested path for my .profile.

I ended up with flex.exe being found in the Git installation directory.

My work around was to: uninstall msys Install MinGW/MSys from http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/mingw-get-inst/mingw-get-inst-20110530/

DO NOT download the latest catalogues. They've uploaded a gcc-4.6.x compiler so beware. I didn't bother trying so beware. :)

Path to set in .profile so that flex gets picked up: /c/MinGW/msys/1.0/bin:/c/MinGW/bin:<....>

This allowed the integer-gmp ./configure to succeed.

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Version 7.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component Documentation
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