Re: [gtkmm] MSVC build - WRAP_METHOD, WRAP_SIGNAL... macros are where?

[Cedric Gustin <cedric gustin swing be>]

rj vivens dk wrote:
> Getting to know m4 / autoconf or whatever is used for the WRAP_XXX macros,
> I would like to know where I can find the m4 macros used pervasively in
> all .hg files.

glibmm/tools/m4. You should also read the txt files in glibmm/docs/internal.

> The class declarations doesn't appear to be wrapped in anything (the
> 'class ____ {}' themselves), which they will need to be to add dllimport /
> dllexport code in an elegant manner.

AFAIK the class are explicitly declared in the hg files (no m4 magic). 
Therefore, you'll have to manually edit all the hg files and add the 
relevant __declspec(dllimport/export) declarations. That's the big 
advantage of using mingw32-gcc and the --export-all-symbols option at 
link time: there is no need to modify the original source code. 
Everything is exported, as in .so files.

Alternatively you might want to have a look at the solution used by the 
mico team (http://www.mico.org) who developed the win32def tool to 
create a msvc def file where all symbols are exported. Search for "mico" 
and "win32def" in google for details.

> Could anybody please tell me if someone a lot more qualified is working on
> an msvc solution - don't want to make a fool of myself :)

Personally, I have no time to support Visual Studio. I also prefer using 
free tools when available.

Cedric