Re: [Ekiga-devel-list] Cross-compiling ekiga for win32

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Michael Cronenworth wrote:
> Eugen Dedu on 06/25/2009 02:27 PM wrote:
> > There is something I do not understand.  It is not possible to compile
> > ekiga from windows (cf.
> > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Cross-compile_Win32#Understanding_the_cross-build_script)
> >
> >
> > So I meant to modify Makefile so that it can be used directly from
> > debian and fedora, not from windows.
>
> MinGW has a perfectly stable and working compile environment that
> compiles and runs on Windows. It's able to produce the exact same
> binaries that a Debian build of MinGW does. Debian is not special,
> unique, or superior in any way (sorry to bust your bubble).

Hi Michael,

Sorry for the confusion.  I thought that ekiga cannot be compiled on 
windows at all.  Now I understand that it cannot be compiled on 
windows-native, but it can be compiled on windows through mingw 
environment, is that right?  The wiki page then should be modified.

So we have now the Makefile which, through mingw:
- works on debian (well, with a few updates)
- does not work on fedora  <-- couldn't it be modified so that it works 
here too?  I feel the modifications should be pretty simple
- does not work on windows  <-- here you said the modifications are more 
difficult

This is what I understand, but I can be wrong of course.

> If I'm not mistaken, MinGW originated on Windows. The Debian MinGW
> packages are just re-compiles of the MinGW source, which is officially
> compiled under Windows.
>
> Before I used MinGW on Fedora, I was building lots of programs
> (proprietary and open source) under Windows.
>
> The Makefile in question should be able to be modified to include
> building from Windows with little to no knowledge of Windows. MinGW can
> run in a "MSYS" environment that partially emulates a UNIX-like environment.


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Eugen