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I'm attempting to install something, and the instructions for installation say I have to use MSYS2 to use make on a certain directory to make a .exe file in my C drive.
This directory exists: I already know where it is. However, when putting in commands like cd \MYDIRECTORY && make, (I'm not familiar with the make command yet, keep that in mind...) an error appears:
bash: cd: MYDIRECTORY: No such file or directory. Am I typing it wrong? (I followed another question to try and fix it, but I don't understand it...) If so, how can I fix it? Any correct commands I can use?

SCREENSHOT: The instructions on GitHub.

Any feedback relating to this question helps!
Thanks, Omega207

Omega
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  • MSYS2 basically gives you a Unix shell (namely bash), which is different from the Windows commandline.

  • The && just allows you two execute two commands in one line. Forget the make for the moment, concentrate on the cd.

  • cd \MYDIRECTORY is expecting MYDIRECTORY directly under the "root" of MSYS2, which is not going to work.

  • Try cd /cygdrive/c, if that works, then your MSYS2 uses the Cygwin conventions (that's the equivalen of typing C: under the Windows commandline).

  • Now try cd /cygdrive/c/Users/(USER)/AppData/Local/MYDIRECTORY. If you have spaces in your directory name, this may not work.

  • You can use pwd to have a look at your current directory.

  • Once you are in the current directory, remember that you need a file called Makefile in order for the command make to work. If you don't have that, it won't work.

  • If you already used cd to get into the right directory, you can just type make (no need for &&, no need for a cd).

Also, try working through some bash/Cygwin/MSYS2 tutorial, in order to get familiar with the commandline.

dirkt
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