Re: Gtk-Perl on cygwin?

[Paolo Molaro <lupus ximian com>]

On 11/18/01 Michael Graham wrote:
> I tried this with Gtk-Perl:
>
>   $ cd Gtk
>   $ perl Makefile.PL
>   $ make
>   $ dlltool --def libGtk.def --output-lib libGtk.dll.a
>   $ cd ../GdkImlib
>   $ perl Makefile.PL
>
>   ### Now, to link in libGtk.dll.a, add the following
>   ### to the GdkImlib Makefile:
>     OTHERLDFLAGS = ../Gtk/libGtk.dll.a
>
>   $ make
>
> Now instead of undefined references to basic things like 'newSVMiscRef'
> and 'SvMiscRef', I'm getting the following:
>
>     Warning: resolving _pgtk_did_we_init_gtk by linking to
> __imp__pgtk_did_we_init_gtk (auto-import)
>     fu000001.o(.idata$3+0xc): undefined reference to `libGtk_dll_a_iname'
>     nmth000000.o(.idata$4+0x0): undefined reference to
> `_nm__pgtk_did_we_init_gtk'
>     collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>     dllwrap: gcc exited with status 1
>
> I don't know if these symbols are the only ones which are undefined, or
> if they're just the first ones.  Do they look familiar to anyone?

Ok, is seems it exported all the functions, but not the data.
Can you try adding --export-all-symbols to the dlltool call?

> I'm going to have to drop this for a week or two, as I'll be out of town.
> If anyone else wants to pick it up, be my guest :)
>
> Apologies for cluttering up the list with compilation issues if it is
> not appropriate.

Nope, it's fine for me. Maybe this discussion will also lead to the port
to the GDI-based Gtk lib that some people ask from time to time.

lupus

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