Re: [gtkmm] Help! compile gtkmm2.2.5 with mingw under Windows.

[Cedric Gustin <cedric gustin swing be>]

At 04:30 PM 7/24/2003 +0200, Frank Naumann wrote:
> Hello!
>
> > > I downloaded libsigc++ 1.2.5, compiled it with mingw, compiled it with
> > > MSVC, compiled and run all tests under mingw and MSVC.
> >
> > Is libsigc++ built as a DLL ?
>
> Now, as static library. I used the MSVC project files shipped with
> libsigc++ (btw. there are two folders with MSVC Net2003 project files and
> there ís a typo in a filename).

You should build it as a shared library (DLL) only (configure 
--disable-static). Same for gtkmm. And then hopefully these linking errors 
related to undefined symbols will disappear.

> > Let me repeat my question : did you use
> > libtoolize/aclocal/automake/autoconf to recreate libtool and the
> > configure script or do you use the ones provided in the official source
> > tarball ?
>
> I used the ones provided in the tarball. I thought gtkmm have uptodate
> libtool? I will recreate it and try again (but I remember this was not so
> easy last time I tried).

gtkmm-2.2.5 builds out of the box on my win2k box. No need to recreate the 
libtool/configure scripts.

> > > So my question, what environment do you used to compile gtkmm under 
> mingw?
> >
> > cygwin + the latest mingw distribution (currently with gcc-3.2.3).
>
> Is there a significant difference between cygwin and msys as build
> environment (especially for the libtool/auto* stuff)?

I don"t really know. I'm happy with the tools provided by the cygwin 
distribution. You just have to be careful with your mount points and the 
way directory names are handled.

> > See http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112809
>
> Ok. Btw. is this the recommended way of supporting MSVC (I mean the
> project files; theoretically it's also possible to use the
> Makefiles/libtool).

I guess people are more familiar with project files but you should ask the 
question on bugzilla if you intend to provide support/submit patches for 
VisualStudio 2003.

Cedric