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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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  • What is the full path to `MYDIRECTORY`? – DavidPostill Apr 30 '22 at 18:35
  • It is C:\Users\ (USER)\AppData\Local\MYDIRECTORY. – Omega Apr 30 '22 at 19:28
  • …Wait. Do "make" commands change values only? Do I need to find some specific value to "make" my directory .exe? – Omega Apr 30 '22 at 19:37
  • Well the files you are trying to "make" have to be in the directory. – DavidPostill Apr 30 '22 at 19:41
  • Okay, for the sake of being able to help, the files inside the directory are: a .z64 file, and a config file. – Omega Apr 30 '22 at 19:44
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    What are you trying to install? Where is it downloaded from? – DavidPostill Apr 30 '22 at 19:47
  • I'm attempting to get Super Mario 64 Plus, a PC game. The installer asks me to put in the make command into the "MYDIRECTORY" directory. – Omega Apr 30 '22 at 19:49
  • I've no idea what your are trying to do. So it's hard to help you. Where is it downloaded from? Please provide the link. – DavidPostill Apr 30 '22 at 19:54
  • The download is here: https://mfgg.net/index.php?act=resdb&param=02&c=2&id=38190, and the instructions are here: https://github.com/MorsGames/sm64plus/wiki/Manual-Building-Guide – Omega Apr 30 '22 at 19:57
  • You need to follow the instructions **exactly** as they are written. – DavidPostill Apr 30 '22 at 20:01
  • Okay, I believe the problem has been solved. Turns out I needed the BaseROM copied from my original launcher folder into my SM64Plus directory on my C Drive, THEN run "make" commands. Sorry for hiding the game name -- I did not want to cause a problem using this Nintendo fangame. – Omega Apr 30 '22 at 20:19

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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.

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