I'm trying to install the Python module "Gambit" on Windows. From the documentation, it seems like I need to
- download Gambit
- install MinGW
- get the correct packages, so that the autotool commands work
- build Gambit from source
- then build the Python extension
I already installed MinGW (this version), added C:\MinGW\bin to my environment variables and used its package manager to install mingw32-autoconf, mingw32-automake, mingw32-libtool. Didn't find aclocal and libtoolize (thought libtool might work instead) in the package manager.
In my folder C:\MinGW\bin, there are files (without extension) for all of this though (aclocal, libtoolize, ...).
In the folder C:\MinGW\var\cache\mingw-get\packages, there are files which correspond to the packages I have installed. These are either .tar.lzma or .tar.xz files. I suppose I need to unpack them somehow(?)
If I use the command line (cmd.exe) all of the commands for the autotools don't work (doesn't matter if I write "automake" or "mingw32-automake", I tried both). "mingw-get" command works and opens the package manager, so doesn't seem to be a problem with the environment variables.
Any help would be appreciated!
Remark: I realize this is moreso a MinGW/autotools question than a Python/gambit one but I added the context, so if there is a shortcut around this annoying installation process people can tell me.