From c2a03a89e2d0ec9cead3073c4e060d9bef8d244e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gregory Nutt Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:32:19 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] README.txt: Add some good advice about paths. --- README.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 627df0a143b4c..50ac6c74e522a 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -1556,6 +1556,13 @@ Installing GNUWin32 set PATH=C:\gnuwin32\bin;%PATH% + WARNING: Make sure you have C:\MinGW\bin in your path before any other + directory that contains libiconv-2.dll. Apparently the as.exe in some + MinGW distributions are dependent on that DLL, and having an old + version of it in the path somewhere (for example GnuWin32 tools) will + cause as.exe to pick up the older version that doesn't have the entry + point it's looking for. + CYGWIN BUILD PROBLEMS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^