Re: [xml] can't figure out how to build native Windows 'iconv'

[David Lawless <david_lawless flumedata com>]

Thank you very much Lemm!

David


At 11:01 AM 9/19/2011 +0200, Lemm Thomas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I compiled libiconv-1.13.1 with VC10, natively. Please find 
> files attached as they are copied from my development directory. 
> These files worked with me. To get the original release to 
> compile, out the top of my head, I performed some changes to the 
> original sources (all of these changes you don't need to do 
> because they're in the files attached)
>
> - run configure on Cygwin to get the config.h files
> - manually change the config files (? Don't quite remember now)
> - make some project files
> - make few changes to sources (mostly #define directives)
>
> So, I hope this helps,
>
> Kind regards
>
> Thomas Lemm
>
> PS I'm still trying to get these changes prepared as a proper 
> patch to the libiconv project however I'm required to do 
> development other things for the time being (oracle pl/sql and 
> vba, yes live's a bitch and then you die)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Igor ZlatkoviÄ? [mailto:igor zlatkovic com] 
> Sent: 19 September 2011 10:35
> To: David Lawless
> Cc: xml gnome org; Patrick von Reth; Lemm Thomas
> Subject: Re: [xml] can't figure out how to build native Windows 
> 'iconv'
>
> Hi,
>
> The file README.woe32 in iconv 1.14 source says "MS Visual C/C++ 
> with nmake is no longer supported."
>
> When I made my binary, which is 1.9.2, it was supported. I don't 
> have the source any longer, unfortunately, it was forgotten last 
> time I renewed the hardware. But I don't remember having to 
> modify it in any way, it provided a Makefile.msvc and compiled 
> out of the box.
>
> Perhaps you can grab the Makefile.msvc from an older version and 
> use it as a starting point.
>
> Ciao,
> Igor
>
>
>
> On 18/09/11 22:52, David Lawless wrote:
> > No thanks Patrick.  If necessary I'll write a 'nmake'
> > or slap together a VS project.  Just seems strange that the 
> GNU 
> > 'iconv' release doesn't include one of these or support for 
> building 
> > with CL in their CYGWIN make files.
> >
> > Igor Zlatkovic appears to have it figured out for his binaries 
> found 
> > at
> >
> >    http://www.zlatkovic.com/libxml.en.html
> >
> > bug I couldn't find instructions or build files there.
> >
> > Possibly Lemm Thomas can post the project files he created 
> back in 
> > July someplace.  I'd use them.
> >
> >
> > At 01:40 PM 9/18/2011 -0700, Patrick von Reth wrote:
> > > You could try winiconv a native icing implementation
> > >
> > >
> > > From: David Lawless
> > > Sent: 18.09.2011 22:15
> > > To: xml gnome org
> > > Subject: [xml] can't figure out how to build native Windows 
> 'iconv'
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Searched for nearly an hour and dug in the release tree and I 
> can't 
> > > find any clear information on how to compile GNU 'libiconv' 
> natively 
> > > under Windows with Visual Studio 2008 and/or 2010.  Would 
> like to 
> > > build a native 'libxml2' that includes 'iconv', so this 
> appears to be 
> > > a prerequisite.  Need 64-bit.
> > >
> > > Have no reservations about using CYGWIN for building so long 
> as the 
> > > 'cl' compiler is used and no CYGWIN dependencies are present 
> in the 
> > > DLLs.
> > >
> > > 'nmake' is fine as well as is a VS project, though I dislike 
> the 
> > > using the IDE for anything other than debugging if it can be 
> avoided.
> > > Any help, links, etc. would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > David