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[zabbyh]

The Readme states:

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What does this do?
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This program will automatically build and install a compiler and other
tools used in the creation of homebrew software for the Sony Playstation 3
videogame system.

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How do I use it?
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1) Set up your environment by installing the following software:

autoconf, automake, bison, flex, gcc, make, ncurses, patch, subversion, terminfo, wget

2) Add the following to your login script:

export PS3DEV=/usr/local/ps3dev
export PATH=$PATH:$PS3DEV/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS3DEV/ppu/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS3DEV/spu/bin

3) Run the toolchain script:

./toolchain.sh

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Where do I go from here?
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Visit the following sites to learn more:

http://www.ps2dev.org
http://forums.ps2dev.org

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Where to get the following software?

autoconf, automake, bison, flex, gcc, make, ncurses, patch, subversion, terminfo, wget

Answer: www.gnu.org, http://subversion.tigris.org/

[zabbyh]

Can someone post a link to the correct terminfo prog required I managed to find something called termtypes but that is related to linux?

[ooPo]

The latest version of ps3toolchain has different requirements:

[zabbyh]

@ooPo

Hi m8 in what order should these be installed, as the installation instructions are really vague and I am unable to install successfully.

For e.g. the autoconf instructions state to run configure but how.. Command prompt in Windows XP/Vista does not run anything.

Thanks for update

[ooPo]

The cygwin installation program should allow you to select which packages to install and it will do it in the right order for you.

[zabbyh]

Add the following to your login script:

export PS3DEV=/usr/local/ps3dev
export PATH=$PATH:$PS3DEV/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS3DEV/ppu/bin
export PATH=$PATH:$PS3DEV/spu/bin

@ooPo where do I put this, I have placed in Environment Variables doesn't seem to do anything.

Also placed a file called ps3dev.sh file containing above in C:\cygwin\etc\profile.d

When I run cygwin I get:-

': not a valid identifier
': not a valid identifier
': not a valid identifier
': not a valid identifier

Still I have run ./toolchain & it seems to be installing..

How long does it take to install? I had it left running overnight and someone went and switched off my machine so don't know if it is fully installed.

Also when I open cygwin I get:-

Your group is currently "mkgroup". This indicates that the the /etc/group (and possibly the /etc/passwd) files should be rebuilt.

If I run

mkgroup -l it does something.

If I run mkgroup -l /etc/passwd

I get the message the domain name is only accepted when -d is given.

Then is I use mkgroup -d /etc/passwd

The format of the specified domain is invalid.

[ooPo]

[Jim]