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On 1/17/2012 6:41 AM, Joerg Schilling wrote: |
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> Chris Walters<cjw2004d@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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>> I have a question about cross compiling in Gentoo - specifically cross |
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>> compiling for W32/W64. I tried their preferred method and didn't like it, so I |
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>> downloaded the appropriate Mingw64 build files, set up a cross compile account, |
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>> with the appropriate paths, variables, etc. Most packages compile correctly |
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>> (though it sometimes takes some code hacking - and yes they do run in Win 7), |
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>> but there are some I can't seem to get to build properly - usually the ones |
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>> that have make files for MS Visual Studio. I have no interest in purchasing |
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>> Visual Studio. |
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>> My question is, does anyone know of any good resources (mailing lists, sites, |
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>> etc.) on cross compiling on a GNU/Linux platform for a W32/W64 platform? The |
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>> searches I've run have directed me to sites that talk about using MSYS and |
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>> Mingw on a W32 platform (I don't have all year to build a single package). I |
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>> am looking to build GraphicsMagick, and some helpful tools for W64 (though I'd |
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>> accept W32, if that's the only way). |
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> For your specific problem: it is most unlikely that you will get a MS cross |
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> compiler that runs on other platforms than WIN-DOS. |
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I've had very good luck with gcc's x86_64-w64-mingw32 |
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target, and gcc has supported Win32 builds for years, so I |
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dunno why you think this is "unlikely". My biggest problem |
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with MingW has been their occasional lag behind gcc in |
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versions, but I believe gcc 4.5 can cross-compile for 64-bit |
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Windows. |
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The setup is rather a pain but then again, if you wanted |
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"easy", you probably wouldn't be using Gentoo :) |
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http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/mingw-w64/wiki/Cross%20Win32%20and%20Win64%20compiler |
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For the OP's specific problem, I'll have to try and build |
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GraphicsMagick on Gentoo and see what kind of build |
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structure is uses that is giving him problems but its |
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possible he just needs xbuild (the Mono msbuild |
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implementation.) Worst case it has an old VC++-style |
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workspace but those are usually just auto-generated out of |
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the makefiles anyway. |
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--Mike |
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