[xml] Re: Re: [PATCH] build static lib for DLL on win32 (and FTP problem!)

[<oliverst online de>]

Igor Zlatkovic <igor zlatkovic com> schrieb am 12.03.2004, 13:47:17:
> oliverst online de wrote:
>
> > OK, I now changed all the three Makefiles in the win32. 
> >
> > *NOTE*
> > MSVC and BCB work fine, but I can't get the MinGW one to compile the
> > source. It wants straight to archive the object files and I can't
> > figure out the problem. Maybe it's related to that subst operation.
> > Maybe Igor knows what to do...
> > *NOTE*
>
> It wants straight what? I don't quite catch that. I have to see it for 
> myself.

If you call the "libxmldlla" target it doesn't compile the files, but
starts to archive them into a library. I don't know the reason. Bu I
know I ran into something similar 1 or 2 years ago, but I can't
remember, how I fixed it, anymore.
 
> > But...is MinGW still supported by the configure.js after it was added to
> > the SH configure script? If not, the Makefile.mingw and the
> > configure.js code for it should be removed.
>
> You remove it and I'll box your ears until the cows come home. I need 
> that. The sh configure script is for those who use MSYS or Cygwin. Or 
> for those who use Mingw on Linux and cross-compile to Windows. Do you 
> happen to have MSYS or Cygwin installed? If so, then please do not enter 
> the  win32 subdirectory at all, let alone modify something there.

Hum...makes sense. I just know, that the whole win32 configure stuff
sometimes seems like a thorn in Daniel's eye, because you have to change
things in two places everytime and I wasn't sure, if it was abandoned or
not.
 
> > I will take a look at the SH configure script and try to get it in
> > there, too.
> >
> > You can get the diffs done against the 2.6.7 releases here:
> >
> > http://www.breaken.de/temp/build_static_dll-diff.zip
> >
> > I did it against the latest distributed release, because I can't access
> > CVS anymore since the Firewall changed and on the ftpS//xmlsoft.org is
> > nothing but a libxslt CVS archive and the xmlsec stuff. Seems like
> > something went wrong with the FTP.
>
> One plea for the future: Please post the diff attached, using a mime 
> type 'text/plain'. It is nice to have it archived together with the post 
> for easy review in the future. And others can comment on it in a reply 
> much more easily. Your way gives an extra effort to download, extract, 
> load... what, how big are those diffs? 5k? And you compress them to save 
> what, 3k? If you did that to save storage or bandwidth, then you want to 
> go live back in 1990 when it mattered.

I didn't attach it to the mail, because three times 5k is quite some
text and I thought it might be hard to look it. I am also using a
web-interface for this mail account (firewall blocks SMTP), when I am at
work and I don't know how well the attachments work. There were some
problems in the past, so I rather put it up on a URL. But what you said
makes sense. I will post it with the link, but also the files attached
in the future.
 
> Okay, having that clear, I'll take a look at your patch few days later. 
> Today my age begins with a '2', tomorrow it won't. Must prepare for the 
>   party, don't expect to hear from me before Monday. :-)

OK. At last someone, that is facing that day with a happy face ;-) I
still have a few years down the road til I hit that border. Have a good
one...