Hi Tyler,I wrote msys_build_deps.py and look after the Windows dependencies. I haven't seen this error before. I run the program on both Win 98 and XP. If you are using Msys 1.0.10 try upgrading to 1.0.11. I only user 1.0.10 because 1.0.11 doesn't work on Win 98 and I have limited access to XP. Msys 1.0.11 will be needed to build ffmpeg anyway, since the bash shell in 1.0.10 is apparently too old for the ffmpeg configure script. If you continue having problems then just use the prebuilt dependencies for now:
http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/prebuilt-pygame1.9.0-msvcr71-win32.zip (for Python 2.4-2.5)
(md5sum 0c9b5c65dbd10b5469d2523cf58b7890)http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/prebuilt-pygame1.9.0-msvcr90-win32.zip (for Python 2.6-3.x)
(md5sum 8dcd7e7c840d656c3ca7576095777c81)Install the prebuilt directory into the Pygame root directory, run config.py and answer 'n' to msys built, 'y' to use prebuilts.
I suppose now I must really try to get ffmpeg built. Lenard Tyler Laing wrote:
Not python under cygwin. Thats a leftover string from msys using cygwin code. The command I was trying to execute was python msys_build_deps.py --allPython is installed. Msys is installed, but throwing that error. And no worries. I just wasn't clear enough. :) -TylerOn Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Evan Kroske <e.kroske@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:e.kroske@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:Tyler Laing wrote: <snip /> The error says that it "Couldn't reserve space for cygwin's heap, Win32 error 6" when sh.exe was executed. Why are you trying to install Python under CygWin? From what I understand, most programmers consider that a separate platform from Windows. You should probably try to install the native windows version, instead of the linux version running under cygwin. Sorry if I misunderstood you.