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wxWindows 2.3 for GTK installation
----------------------------------
!!! When sending bug reports tell us what version of wxWindows you are
using (including the beta) and what compiler on what system. One
example: wxGTK 2.3.0, egcs 1.1.1, Redhat 6.2 !!!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
* The most simple case
-----------------------
If you experience problems installing, please re-read these
instructions and other related files (todo.txt, bugs.txt and
osname.txt for your platform if it exists) carefully before
mailing wxwin-users or the author. Preferably, try to fix the
problem first and then send a patch to the author.
When sending bug reports tell us what version of wxWindows you are
using (including the beta) and what compiler on what system. One
example: wxGTK 2.3.3, gcc 2.95.4, Redhat 6.2
* The simplest case
-------------------
If you compile wxWindows on Linux for the first time and don't like to read
install instructions just do (in the base dir):
@@ -64,8 +74,8 @@ cd buildgtkd
make
cd ..
* The most simple errors
------------------------
* The simplest errors
---------------------
For any configure errors: please look at config.log file which was generated
during configure run, it usually contains some useful information.
@@ -85,43 +95,44 @@ Solaris make. Other versions might work or not (any which don't have VPATH
support definitely won't).
You get errors during compilation: The reason is that you probably have a
broken compiler, which includes a lot of old gcc versions. In particular, if
you use gcc 2.8 you have to disable optimisation as the compiler will give up
with an internal compiler error.
broken compiler. GCC 2.8 and earlier versions and egcs are likely to cause
problems due to incomplete support for C++ and optimisation bugs. Best to use
GCC 2.95 or later.
You get immediate segfault when starting any sample or application: This is
either due to having compiled the library with different flags or options than
your program - typically you might have the __WXDEBUG__ option set for the
library but not for your program - or due to using a broken compiler (and its
optimisation) such as gcc 2.8.
library but not for your program - or due to using a compiler with optimisation
bugs.
Linker complains about missing PROIO_yy_flex_alloc and similar symbols: you
probably have an old version of flex, 2.5.4 is recommended.
* The most simple program
-------------------------
* The simplest program
----------------------
Now create your super-application myfoo.app and compile anywhere with
Now create your super-application myfoo.cpp and compile anywhere with
gcc myfoo.cpp `wx-config --libs --cflags` -o myfoo
g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --libs --cxxflags` -o myfoo
* General
-----------------------
---------
The Unix variants of wxWindows use GNU configure. If you have problems with your
make use GNU make instead.
The Unix variants of wxWindows use GNU configure. If you have problems with
your make use GNU make instead.
If you have general problems with installation, read my homepage at
http://wesley.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~wxxt
http://wesley.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/~wxxt/
for newest information. If you still don't have any success, please send a bug
report to one of our mailing lists (see my homepage) INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF
YOUR SYSTEM AND YOUR PROBLEM, SUCH AS YOUR VERSION OF GTK, WXGTK, WHAT DISTRIBUTION
YOU USE AND WHAT ERROR WAS REPORTED. I know this has no effect, but I tried...
YOUR SYSTEM AND YOUR PROBLEM, SUCH AS YOUR VERSION OF GTK, WXGTK, WHAT
DISTRIBUTION YOU USE AND WHAT ERROR WAS REPORTED. I know this has no effect,
but I tried...
* GUI libraries
-----------------------
---------------
wxWindows/GTK requires the GTK+ library to be installed on your system. It has
to be a stable version, preferably version 1.2.10 (at least 1.2.3 is required,
@@ -135,15 +146,16 @@ We also mirror GTK+ at my ftp site. You'll find information about downloading
at my homepage.
* Additional libraries
-----------------------
----------------------
wxWindows/Gtk requires a thread library and X libraries known to work with threads.
This is the case on all commercial Unix-Variants and all Linux-Versions that are
based on glibc 2 except RedHat 5.0 which is broken in many aspects. As of writing
this, these Linux distributions have correct glibc 2 support:
wxWindows/Gtk requires a thread library and X libraries known to work with
threads. This is the case on all commercial Unix-Variants and all
Linux-Versions that are based on glibc 2 except RedHat 5.0 which is broken in
many aspects. As of writing this, these Linux distributions have correct glibc
2 support:
- RedHat 5.1
- Debian 2.0
- Debian 2.0 and 3.0
- Stampede
- DLD 6.0
- SuSE 6.0
@@ -157,11 +169,8 @@ make install
ldconfig
exit
NB: DO NOT COMPILE WXGTK WITH GCC 2.7 AND THREADS, SINCE ALL PROGRAMS WILL CRASH UPON
START-UP! Just always use egcs and be happy.
* Building wxGTK on OS/2
--------------------------
------------------------
Please send comments and question about the OS/2 installation
to Andrea Venturoli <a.ventu@flashnet.it> and patches to
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ generate "lex.yy.c", you need to manually change the generated
makefile.
* Building wxGTK on SGI
--------------------------
-----------------------
Using the SGI native compilers, it is recommended that you
also set CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS before running configure. These
@@ -217,7 +226,7 @@ untested).
The SGI native compiler support has only been tested on Irix 6.5.
* Create your configuration
-----------------------------
---------------------------
Usage:
./configure options
@@ -226,8 +235,8 @@ If you want to use system's C and C++ compiler,
set environment variables CC and CCC as
% setenv CC cc
% setenv CCC CC
% ./configure options
% setenv CXX CC
% ./configure [options]
to see all the options please use:
@@ -240,7 +249,7 @@ and Motif) simultaneously.
* General options
-------------------
-----------------
Given below are the commands to change the default behaviour,
i.e. if it says "--disable-threads" it means that threads
@@ -309,7 +318,7 @@ The following options handle the kind of library you want to build.
options.
* Feature Options
-------------------
-----------------
When producing an executable that is linked statically with wxGTK
you'll be surprised at its immense size. This can sometimes be
@@ -365,7 +374,7 @@ the program of its debugging information resulting in a significant
reduction in size.
* Compiling
-------------
-----------
The following must be done in the base directory (e.g. ~/wxGTK
or ~/wxWin or whatever)
@@ -406,7 +415,7 @@ in the various directories will do the work for you.
1) The first way uses the installed libraries and header files
automatically using wx-config
gcc myfoo.cpp `wx-config --cflags --libs` -o myfoo
g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --cxxflags --libs` -o myfoo
Using this way, a make file for the minimal sample would look
like this
@@ -417,7 +426,7 @@ minimal: minimal.o
$(CC) -o minimal minimal.o `wx-config --libs`
minimal.o: minimal.cpp mondrian.xpm
$(CC) `wx-config --cflags` -c minimal.cpp -o minimal.o
$(CC) `wx-config --cxxflags` -c minimal.cpp -o minimal.o
clean:
rm -f *.o minimal

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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ support, you need to configure
./configure --with-gtk --enable-gtk2 --enable-unicode
etc.
Sofar, support for GTK 2.0 has only been tested on
So far, support for GTK 2.0 has only been tested on
Linux with glibc 2.2.
When you run into problems, please read the INSTALL.txt and