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wxWidgets 2.9.2 Release Notes
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Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a cross-platform C++
framework for writing advanced GUI applications using native
controls where possible.
Welcome to the latest release of wxWidgets, a free cross-platform C++
framework for writing advanced GUI applications using native controls.
In addition to common and advanced GUI facilities such as frames,
scrolling windows, toolbars, tree controls, icons, device contexts,
printing, splitter windows and so on, there are wrappers for common
file operations, and facilities for writing TCP/IP applications,
thread handling, and more.
file operations, facilities for writing network applications,
thread handling, and so on. You can learn more about wxWidgets at
http://www.wxwidgets.org/
wxWidgets sources are available for download from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxwindows/files/2.9.2/
or
ftp://ftp.wxwidgets.org/pub/2.9.2/
Please see the "Files" section below for the description of various
files available at these locations.
A detailed reference manual including in-depth overviews for various
topics is supplied in various formats and can be accessed online at
http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.2/
http://docs.wxwidgets.org/2.9.2/
Note about naming: while 2.9.2 is called a "development" release,
this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in
the subsequent 2.9.x releases, unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch. We
believe the current version is stable and suitable for use in
production environment.
this only means that API is not guaranteed to remain unchanged in the
subsequent 2.9.x releases (although it is still likely that it will),
unlike in the stable 2.8.x branch. We believe the current version is
stable and suitable for use in production environment.
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Files
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The distribution is available in archive formats appropriate to the
target system, i.e. ZIP or 7z for Microsoft Windows and compressed tar
archives for Unix systems. Please notice that some Windows tools still
don't accept files with Unix line endings and that compiling sources
with DOS line endings under Unix will fail, so please choosw the
correct file for your system.
wxWidgets is distributed in source form in several archive formats.
ZIP and 7z archives are for Microsoft Windows users and contain the
files with DOS/Windows line endings while the compressed tar archives
for Unix systems users (including OS X) and contain the files with
Unix line endings. Please notice that some Windows tools still don't
accept files with Unix line endings and that compiling sources with
DOS line endings under Unix will fail, so please choose the correct
file for your system.
See the download pages for the details of the files available for this
release.
In addition to the sources, documentation in HTML, CHM and HTB
(wxWidgets help viewer) formats is provided as well as an installer
for Microsoft Windows. Notice that you will still need to compile
wxWidgets even when using the installer.
Installation