Cygwin "PSPtoolchain installation problem under windows xp"

[LecramOS]

Hello World !!!
I am a german man who wants to programm for the PSP.
I have learned some steps in C.
HelloWorld and a calculator and more things.
Please dont be angry about my english.
I know it is not perfect.

I have a problem with cygwin and the psptoolchain.
I have installed cygwin with "all" things.
"ALL" from "default" to "install".
The cygwin installation takes a lot of time. 9 houres.

After the cygwin process i do step two of this tutorial
http://www.psp-programming.com/tutorials/c/lesson01-2.htm

have downloaded psptoolchain in "home/administrator/" .
Then go with cygwin in folder "psptoolchain" and typed in "svn update"
After this i typed in "./toolchain.sh" and get an error message.

ls: cannot access /usr/include/ncurses.h: No such file or directory
ERROR: install ncurses before continuing.
../depends/check-ncurses-sh: Failed.


There is a folder named "ncurse" in "include"folder, but not the header.
O.k now i tried to copy the "ncurse.h" from "ncurse"folder to "include"folder
and the error message dissaperaed.

Now there is an other error after i typed in "toolchain.sh".

ERROR: Ser $PSPDEV before continuing.
../depends/check-pspdev.sh: Failed.


Why is my installation progress so different to the Tutorial ?
Is it because i have selected "ALL" in the cygwin installation ?
What i do wrong ?
Don't be angry about my stupid english.
I trie to make it better in future.
Thank you for helping me !

[hibbyware]

Hello LecramOS

Try following this tutorial and make sure all needed libs are selected http://www.psp-programming.com/forums/index.php/topic,62.0.html

If you still get an error post back with the error message

[LecramOS]

ok.. thank you for the fast answer.
I will uninstall cygwin, install it again and try it.

One more question: How can i put pictures into here.
I know i must push the "insert image" button and beteen the both [img] i must write something, but what ?

I have tried to upload my images but get an ERROR message.

"Cannot access attachments upload path! "

I uploaded my picture from C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Desktop\fehler1.png .

an write between the both [img]'s the name of the image "fehler1".

Is this right ?

[hibbyware]

Try uploading the image to --> http://imageshack.us/

Then place the link imageshack gives you in the img tags

[LecramOS]

Whooohoo 
The installation from cygwin was over 3 GB big.
Many data to erase from disk and it takes 30 minutes to uninstall all.

Now, in this time i try it with the pictures what you have telled me and show the two
ERROR messages i posted before.

Message one, before i copy ncurses.h into include folder.


Message two. After i have copied it into include folder.


Now 3 minutes and i can install cygwin new with the new tutorial.
I will write it here when it works.
 

[LecramOS]

First mistake of the new tutorial is when you should copy
" http://sources-redhat.mirror.redwire.net " into the "user url" box.
This link doesn't work.
I will try another.
I hope thats right !

[hibbyware]

Yeah "sources-redhat.mirror.redwire.net" always seems to fail

I used "cygwin.elite-systems.org" last time

If you continue to have issues installing cygwin and the psptoolchain you could try using http://sourceforge.net/projects/minpspw/

[LecramOS]

I have taked the first URL.  
I hope that is not a bad mistake.

I have selected all packages from "option 2" from the tutorial,
but one package is not there. The "libmpfr0" package.

Now i install it without this one .

"libmpfr1" is there but not "libmpfr0" .

38 % now.

[LecramOS]

O.k. so far.

One more mistake in the tutorial is when you want do download psptoolchain like tutorial way.

I typed in " svn co svn://svn.ps2dev.org/psp/trunk/psptoolchain " from tutorial but it doesn't work .

I taked the other one from this site:
http://ps2dev.org/psp/Tools/Toolchain/Getting_the_most_up-to-date_toolchain.


*UPDATE*

I have the same mistake like in the first post.



I copied the "ncurses.h" from folder "ncurses" to folder "include".
Then i get this ERROR message.


I did everything like it is written in the tutorial.
 

[LecramOS]

Ok... I got it.  

I returned to step 5 and now it is installing.  

Thank you so far hibbyware

[hibbyware]

Most of the error messages that you get can be solved by a simple search of this forum as they have been asked lots of times before

Remember if all else fails you can try http://sourceforge.net/projects/minpspw/

It is not the perfect solution but it will give you something ready to compile with

[LecramOS]

Thank you very much.
I have compiled my first "Hello World" and "Hello LecramOS"  on PSP.

There are MANY things i don't understand about PSP programming, but i will learn it.

[hibbyware]

Great news!

Welcome to the endless hours of reading and coding,

[LecramOS]

Coding untill the end of time  

Have you got a tip for me what i should read/learn now especially for PSP coding.

I have learned the basics in "C" (pointer, loops, and...and...and)
but on PSP there is many new syntax.

Is there a good book or something else ?

*UPDATE*

yes, yes i know!
First search, than when you don't find anything ask youre question, but maybe you got a super insider tip  

*UPDATE2*

The tutorials are very good in the forum.
From now on i will be quieter in the forum and learning more coding.
But it is a good feeling not being alone.  

Now here in germany is 11 a clock in the evening.
We call it ""23 Uhr""  .
I am out today.
good bye.

[hibbyware]

All I could suggest is look at lots of source code and read info in various threads on forums,

A few useful links...


Various Docs...

http://psp.jim.sh/pspsdk-doc/
http://silverspring.lan.st/ Well maintained prx doc
http://hitmen.c02.at/files/yapspd/psp_doc/ A little old now but has some useful info


Forum...

http://forums.ps2dev.org Warning laziness to research and general programming help is not tolerated on this board


Other...

Google lol