[Rhythmbox-devel] building rhythmbox for win32 with MinGW/MSYS

[Brecht Sanders <brecht sanders org>]

Hi,
I was just trying if rhythmbox can be built on Windows using the MinGW 
compiler under the MSYS build environment.
I was able to build the minimum dependancies and was able to run configure.
When compiling there were some obstacles which I believe should be 
possible to solve.

- The most common problem is that DATADIR is defined in both gnome and 
MinGW's objidl.h. I was able to work around this by putting #include 
<windows.h> as the first line on each source file that had this problem. 
However the DATADIR in shell/main.c won't work then because it won't be 
a string anymore.

- mkdir() only takes one parameter on Windows

- I got an undefined reference to gnome_authentication_manager_init() in 
metadata/rb-metadata-dbus-service.c

- kill() doesn't exist on Windows, but it's used in 
metadata/rb-metadata-dbus-client.c right before g_spawn_close_pid(), is 
this necessary?

- some files include gdk/gdkx.h and use XID which doesn't exist on Windows

Anyway, after addressing all this points (admittedly sometimes in a 
dirty way by commenting out some things) I was able compile everything. 
However linking failed with the output below. Basically there are a lot 
of undefined references. Any idea why this happens?

Regards
   Brecht Sanders

/bin/sh ../libtool --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc  -g -O2  -export-dynamic 
-no-undefined  -o rhythmbox.exe main.o librbshell.la 
../corelib/librhythmbox-core.la ../sources/libsourcesimpl.la 
../podcast/librbpodcast.la ../plugins/librbplugins.la -L/mingw/lib 
-lsoup-2.4 -lgio-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl      
-lgstpbutils-0.10 -L/mingw/lib -ldbus-glib-1 -ldbus-1.dll -lgobject-2.0 
-lglib-2.0 -lintl   ../backends/librbbackends.la  -L/mingw/lib 
-ltotem-plparser -lgtk-win32-2.0 -lgdk-win32-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 
-lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangowin32-1.0 -lgdi32 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 
-lcairo -lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lintl     -L/mingw/lib 
-lgnomeui-2 -lbonoboui-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnome-2 -lpopt -lbonobo-2 
-lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 -lart_lgpl_2 -lglade-2.0 -lgtk-win32-2.0 
-lxml2 -lgdk-win32-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 
-lpangowin32-1.0 -lgdi32 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 -lcairo 
-lgnomevfs-2 -lgconf-2 -lgthread-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgobject-2.0 
-lglib-2.0 -lintl   -L/mingw/lib -lgstbase-0.10 -lgstreamer-0.10 
-lgobject-2.0 -lgmodule-2.0 -lgthread-2.0 -lxml2 -lglib-2.0 -lintl   
-lgstcontroller-0.10 -lz
gcc -g -O2 -o rhythmbox.exe main.o -Wl,--export-dynamic  
./.libs/librbshell.a ../corelib/.libs/librhythmbox-core.a -L/mingw/lib 
-L/home/bsanders/inst_libgcrypt-1.4.3/lib 
-L/home/bsanders/inst_libgcrypt-1.4.4/lib 
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a ../podcast/.libs/librbpodcast.a 
../plugins/.libs/librbplugins.a /mingw/lib/libsoup-2.4.dll.a 
/mingw/lib/libgnutls.dll.a /mingw/lib/libgcrypt.dll.a 
/mingw/lib/libgpg-error.dll.a /mingw/lib/libdbus-glib-1.dll.a 
-ldbus-1.dll ../backends/.libs/librbbackends.a 
/mingw/lib/libgstpbutils-0.10.dll.a /mingw/lib/libtotem-plparser.dll.a 
-lgnomeui-2 -lbonoboui-2 -lgnomecanvas-2 -lgnome-2 
/mingw/lib/libpopt.dll.a -lbonobo-2 -lbonobo-activation -lORBit-2 
/mingw/lib/libart_lgpl_2.dll.a -lglade-2.0 -lgtk-win32-2.0 
-lgdk-win32-2.0 -latk-1.0 /mingw/lib/libgio-2.0.dll.a -lshlwapi 
-lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lpangowin32-1.0 -lgdi32 -lpangocairo-1.0 -lpango-1.0 
-lcairo -lgnomevfs-2 -lgconf-2 /mingw/lib/libgstbase-0.10.dll.a 
/mingw/lib/libgstcontroller-0.10.dll.a 
/mingw/lib/libgstreamer-0.10.dll.a /mingw/lib/libxml2.dll.a -ldl 
-lpthread /mingw/lib/libiconv.dll.a /mingw/lib/libgobject-2.0.dll.a 
/mingw/lib/libgthread-2.0.dll.a /mingw/lib/libgmodule-2.0.dll.a 
/mingw/lib/libglib-2.0.dll.a -lws2_32 -lole32 -lintl -lz   -L/mingw/lib 
-L/mingw/lib
main.o: In function `main':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/shell/main.c:172: 
undefined reference to `gnome_authentication_manager_init'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/shell/main.c:305: 
undefined reference to `gdk_x11_display_get_user_time'
./.libs/librbshell.a(rb-removable-media-manager.o): In function 
`rb_removable_media_manager_cmd_eject_medium':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/shell/rb-removable-media-manager.c:567: 
undefined reference to `gnome_vfs_volume_eject'
../corelib/.libs/librhythmbox-core.a(rb-cut-and-paste-code.o): In 
function `rb_utf_friendly_time':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/lib/rb-cut-and-paste-code.c:263: 
undefined reference to `localtime_r'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/lib/rb-cut-and-paste-code.c:264: 
undefined reference to `localtime_r'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/lib/rb-cut-and-paste-code.c:276: 
undefined reference to `localtime_r'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/lib/rb-cut-and-paste-code.c:292: 
undefined reference to `localtime_r'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-static-playlist-source.o): In 
function `rb_static_playlist_source_do_query':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-static-playlist-source.c:571: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-static-playlist-source.o): In 
function `impl_reset_filters':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-static-playlist-source.c:466: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_reset'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-static-playlist-source.o): In 
function `rb_static_playlist_source_constructor':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-static-playlist-source.c:299: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_new'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-static-playlist-source.c:307: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-static-playlist-source.o): In 
function `impl_get_property_views':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-static-playlist-source.c:515: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_get_property_views'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-podcast-source.o): In function 
`rb_podcast_source_constructor':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:726: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_new'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:729: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_get_type'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:729: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_set_selection_mode'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:733: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_get_type'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:733: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_get_model'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:759: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_append_column_custom'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:785: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_append_column_custom'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:796: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_set_search_func'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-podcast-source.o): In function 
`rb_podcast_source_cmd_new_podcast':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-podcast-source.c:2121: 
undefined reference to `rb_uri_dialog_new'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-sourcelist.o): In function 
`rb_sourcelist_init':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-sourcelist.c:803: 
undefined reference to `gossip_cell_renderer_expander_new'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-auto-playlist-source.o): In 
function `rb_auto_playlist_source_constructor':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sourcInfo: resolving 
___gst_debug_min by linking to __imp____gst_debug_min (auto-import)
Info: resolving _GST_CAT_DEFAULT by linking to __imp__GST_CAT_DEFAULT 
(auto-import)
Info: resolving __SOUP_URI_SCHEME_HTTP by linking to 
__imp___SOUP_URI_SCHEME_HTTP (auto-import)
es/rb-auto-playlist-source.c:260: undefined reference to 
`rb_library_browser_new'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-auto-playlist-source.o): In 
function `rb_auto_playlist_source_do_query':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-auto-playlist-source.c:747: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-auto-playlist-source.c:773: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-auto-playlist-source.o): In 
function `impl_reset_filters':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-auto-playlist-source.c:476: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_reset'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-auto-playlist-source.o): In 
function `rb_auto_playlist_source_set_query':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-auto-playlist-source.c:839: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-auto-playlist-source.o): In 
function `impl_get_property_views':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-auto-playlist-source.c:535: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_get_property_views'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`rb_browser_source_cmd_choose_genre':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:577: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_get_property_view'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:579: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_set_selection'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`rb_browser_source_cmd_choose_artist':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:597: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_get_property_view'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:599: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_set_selection'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`rb_browser_source_cmd_choose_album':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:617: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_get_property_view'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:619: 
undefined reference to `rb_property_view_set_selection'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`rb_browser_source_constructor':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:427: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_new'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:515: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`rb_browser_source_do_query':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:904: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:940: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:934: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_set_model'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`impl_reset_filters':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:700: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_reset'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`impl_get_property_views':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:688: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_get_property_views'
../sources/.libs/libsourcesimpl.a(rb-browser-source.o): In function 
`impl_browser_toggled':
C:/Prog/MinGW-mSys/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/sources/rb-browser-source.c:814: 
undefined reference to `rb_library_browser_reset'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[3]: *** [rhythmbox.exe] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/shell'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6/shell'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bsanders/rhythmbox-0.11.6'
make: *** [all] Error 2