-Installing wxWindows 2.1
+Installing wxWindows 2.3
------------------------
-This is a beta release of wxWindows 2.1 for Microsoft
-Windows 95, 98 and NT. This is not a production release,
-although a huge number of bugs found in earlier versions
-of wxWindows have been fixed.
+This is wxWindows 2.3 for Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and
+Windows NT/Windows 2000. This is an unstable development release.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you experience problems installing, please
-re-read this instructions and other related files (release.txt,
-todo.txt, bugs.txt etc.) carefully before mailing wxwin-users or
-the author. Preferably, try to fix the problem first and
+re-read this instructions and other related files (changes.txt,
+readme.txt, notes on the Web site) carefully before mailing
+wx-users or the author. Preferably, try to fix the problem first and
then send a patch to the author. Please report bugs using the
bug report form on the wxWindows web site.
- Tex2RTF source;
- Dialog Editor binary.
-Alternatively, you may unarchive the set of .zip files by hand,
-where x is the minor version number and y is the release number:
-
-wx2_x_y_gen.zip Generic source code and samples (required)
-wx2_x_y_msw.zip Windows-specific source code and samples (required)
-wx2_x_y_doc.zip Documentation source code (not required)
-wx2_x_y_hlp.zip WinHelp documentation
-wx2_x_y_pdf.zip Acrobat PDF documentation
-wx2_x_y_htm.zip HTML documentation
-wx2_x_y_vc.zip MS VC++ 5.0 project files
-wx2_x_y_cw.zip Metrowerks CodeWarrior project files
-wx2_x_y_bc.zip BC++ 5 project files
-jpeg.zip Use this to allow wxImage to read and write JPEG files
-tiff.zip Use this to allow wxImage to read and write TIFF files
+Alternatively, you may unarchive the .zip form by hand:
+wxMSW-x.y.z.zip where x.y.z is the version number.
Unarchive the required files plus any optional documentation
files into a suitable directory such as c:\wx.
Using project files (VC++ 5 and 6 only):
-1. Unarchive wx2_x_y_vc.zip, the VC++ 5/6 project makefiles.
+1. Unarchive wxWindows-x.y.z-vc.zip, the VC++ 5/6 project
+ makefiles (already included in wxMSW-x.y.z.zip and the setup version).
2. Open src/wxvc.dsp, set Debug or Release configuration for
the wxvc project, and compile. Alternatively, use Batch Build
to build both Debug and Release configurations.
Note (5): for some further notes about upgrading your project
files to be compatible with wxWindows 2.1.14, please see
-"Highlights of wxWindows 2.1.14" from the Download page of the
+"Highlights of wxWindows" from the Download page of the
web site or CD-ROM.
+Note (6): to create your own IDE files, see the technical note on the
+wxWindows web site or CD-ROM, entitled "Compiling wxWindows
+applications in the VC++ IDE" (technical note docs/tech/tn0010.htm in the
+wxWindows distribution). You can also copy .dsp and .dsw
+files from an existing wxWindows sample and adapt them.
+
Visual C++ 1.5 compilation (16-bit)
-----------------------------------
'make -f makefile.b32 clean'
'make -f makefile.b32 FINAL=1'
for the library and samples.
+5. To make and use wxWindows as a DLL, type
+ 'make -f makefile.b32 clean'
+ 'make -f makefile.b32 DLL=1'
+ and then for each sample,
+ 'make -f makefile.b32 WXUSINGDLL=1'
+ Please note that the samples have not been exhaustively tested
+ with this configuration.
Note (1): the wxWindows library and (some) samples compile in 16-bit mode
using makefile.bcc, but at present the wxWindows resource system is switched
with the makefiles. See also the demos hierarchy which doesn't
have any BC++ project files yet.
-Note (2): to make the png, xpm, zlib, jpeg and tiff libraries (needed for
+Note (2): to make the png, zlib, jpeg and tiff libraries (needed for
some samples) you need to compile them with bc32.ide.
Note (3): the debug version of the wxWindows library is about 40 MB, and the
release version is around 5 MB.
-See also the file bc_ide.txt for further instructions and details
+See also the file docs/tech/tn0007.txt for further instructions and details
of how to create your own project files.
+Borland C++ 5.5 compilation
+---------------------------
+
+Before compiling wxWindows with Borland C++ 5.5, there are a few
+issues concerning the compiler installation:
+
+1. The compiler must be installed to a path that does not contain
+ spaces, such as c:\Borland\Bcc55 (in particular, do not install
+ it below "C:\Program Files").
+
+2. Make sure that you downloaded and installed the service pack 1
+ for Borland C++ 5.5. This SP1 can be downloaded from:
+ http://www.borland.com/devsupport/bcppbuilder/patches/#freecompiler55
+
+ IMPORTANT:
+ When installing SP1, make sure that you extract (UnZip) the files
+ to the directory where you installed Borland C++ 5.5 (e.g.,
+ c:\Borland\Bcc55) with the option "use folder names" selected.
+ This is necessary, to ensure that the files (mostly include files)
+ are extracted to the right directory.
+
+3. Create the following two files in the same directory where you
+ installed Borland C++ 5.5 (e.g., c:\Borland\Bcc55):
+
+ a. bcc32.cfg
+ text file containing the following two lines:
+ -I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
+ -L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
+
+ b. ilink32.cfg
+ text file containing the following line:
+ -L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
+
+ (replace c:\Borland\Bcc55 with the actual path where you installed
+ Borland C++ 5.5)
+
+4. Add the borland BIN directory to your path (e.g., c:\Borland\Bcc55\bin),
+ and define the environment variable BCCDIR=<Borland C++ 5.5 path>
+ (e.g., set BCCDIR=c:\Borland\Bcc55)
+
+Compiling wxWindows:
+
+Once the compiler and its service pack are properly installed, you build
+wxWindows using the provided makefile.b32 in the src/msw directory:
+
+a. To build wxWindows in DEBUG mode:
+
+ cd c:\wx2\src\msw
+ make -f makefile.b32
+
+ (replace c:\wx2 with the actual path where you installed wxWindows)
+
+b. To build wxWindows in RELEASE mode:
+
+ cd c:\wx2\src\msw
+ make -f makefile.b32 FINAL=1
+
+ (if you had previously built wxWindows, you need to clean all of
+ the object and intermediate files. Before the above make command,
+ run: 'make -f makefile.b32 CLEANALL')
+
+IMPORTANT:
+The Service Pack 1 for Borland C++ 5.5 must be installed before wxWindows
+is compiled. If you compiled wxWindows before, it is advised that you
+re-compile it following the next steps:
+
+ cd c:\wx2\src\msw
+ make -f makefile.b32 CLEANALL
+ make -f makefile.b32 (or make -f makefile.b32 FINAL=1)
+
+ (replace c:\wx2 with the actual path where you installed wxWindows)
+
+** REMEMBER **
+
+In all of your wxWindows applications, your source code should include
+the following preprocessor directive:
+
+#ifdef __BORLANDC__
+#pragma hdrstop
+#endif
+
+(check the samples -- e.g., \wx2\samples\minimal\minimal.cpp -- for
+more details)
+
Borland C++Builder compilation
------------------------------
-C++Builder compilation is the same as for Borland C++ above.
+1. Build the wxWindows libraries using the Borland make utility as
+ specified in the section called "Borland C++ 4.5/5.0 compilation"
+ above. (C++ Builder includes a stand-alone C++ compiler. For example,
+ C++ Builder 4.0 comes with C++ 5.4.)
-Tested with C++Builder 1.0 and 3.0. Only makefiles are currently
-supplied.
+2. You can build samples using the makefiles as per the
+ instructions for BC++ above, or you can follow the instructions
+ in docs/tech/tn0004.htm or http://biolpc22.york.ac.uk/wx/bc/ide.html.
Watcom C++ 10.6/11 compilation
---------------------------
3. Change directory to wx\samples\minimal and type 'wmake -f makefile.wat'
to make this sample. Repeat for other samples of interest.
-Note (1): setup.h overrides wxUSE_LIBJPEG and sets it to 0, since
-imagjpeg.cpp doesn't compile.
-Note (2): makewat.env uses the odbc32.lib supplied in wxWindows' lib\watcom
+Note (1): makewat.env uses the odbc32.lib supplied in wxWindows' lib\watcom
directory. See the notes in that directory.
-Note (3): if variant.cpp is compiled with date/time class
+Note (2): if variant.cpp is compiled with date/time class
options, the linker gives up. So the date/time option is switched
off for Watcom C++. Also, wxAutomationObject is not compiled with
Watcom C++.
-Note (4): if Watcom can't read the precompiled header when
+Note (3): if Watcom can't read the precompiled header when
building a sample, try deleting src\msw\watcom.pch and
compiling the sample again.
-Note (5): if you get _popen_ and _pclose_ link errors, try
-recompiling wxWindows with XPM support disabled in setup.h.
-Alternatively, make sure these lines exist at the top of
-src\xpm\xpmi.h:
-
-// Added by JACS for Watcom C++/wxWindows compilation (no popen/pclose functions)
-#ifdef __WATCOMC__
-#define NO_ZPIPE
-#endif
Metrowerks CodeWarrior compilation
----------------------------------
-1. Downloaded and unzip wx2_x_y_cw.zip.
+1. Downloaded and unzip wxWindows-x.y.z-cw.zip.
2. Load the make_cw.mcp project in wx\src, and compile.
3. Load the make_cw.mcp project in wx\samples\minimal, and compile.
Further project files for samples will be available in due
at 40MB :-) However, wxWindows at least makes a good test suite for
improving the compiler.
-Cygwin b19/b20/Mingw32 compilation
+Cygwin/Mingw32 compilation
----------------------------------
-wxWindows 2 supports Cygwin (formerly GnuWin32) b19, b20, Mingw32,
-and Mingw32/EGCS.
+wxWindows 2 supports Cygwin (formerly GnuWin32) betas and
+releases, and Mingw32.
-Thanks are due to Keith Garry Boyce (garp@opustel.com) and Cygnus for making
-it all possible.
+Thanks are due to Keith Garry Boyce (garp@opustel.com), Cygnus
+and others for making it all possible.
-From wxWindows 2.0 beta 9, both Cygwin and Mingw32 (the minimal
-distribution of Cygwin) can be used with the same makefiles.
+Both Cygwin and Mingw32 (the minimal distribution of Cygwin) can be used
+with the same makefiles.
Here are the steps required:
- Retrieve and install the latest beta of Cygwin, or Mingw32, as per the
instructions with either of these packages.
-- If using Mingw32 (including the EGCS variant), you need some
- extra files to use the wxWindows makefiles. You can find these
- files in ports/mingw32 on the ftp site or CD-ROM, as extra.zip.
- These should be extracted to the Mingw32 directory.
- If you have already have downloaded bison, flex, make, rm, cp, mv
+- If using Mingw32, you need some extra files to use the wxWindows
+ makefiles. You can find these files in ports/mingw32 on the
+ wxWindows ftp site or CD-ROM, as extra.zip. These should be extracted
+ to the Mingw32 directory. If you have alread downloaded rm, cp, mv
from elsewhere, you won't need this.
- If using Mingw32 2.8.1, see also see mingw32.txt in this directory
- (docs/msw) about a fix that has to be applied to a Mingw32 header file.
-
If using Mingw32 2.95 and below with wxWindows 2.1 or above, you
- must hand-patch in Mingw32-gcc295.patches (located in the top-level of the
- wxWindows 2 installation). Mingw32 2.95.2 and above contain the
- fixes already.
+ must hand-patch with Mingw32-gcc295.patches (located in the
+ top-level of the wxWindows 2 installation). Mingw32 2.95.2
+ and above contain the fixes already.
- Modify the file wx/src/cygnus.bat (or mingw32.bat or mingegcs.bat)
to set up appropriate variables, if necessary mounting drives.
Run it before compiling.
- For Cygwin, make sure there's a \tmp directory on your
- Windows drive or bison will crash (actually you don't need this
- for ordinary wxWindows compilation: a pre-generated .c file is
+ Windows drive or bison will crash (actually you don't need
+ bison for ordinary wxWindows compilation: a pre-generated .c file is
supplied).
- Edit wx/src/makeg95.env and set the MINGW32 variable at the top of
- the file to either 1 (you have Mingw32) or 0 (you have Cygwin32).
- If using MINGW32, also set the MINGW32VERSION variable
- appropriately.
-
-- Mingw32 may not support winsock.h, so if you have a problem
- here, comment out socket-related files in src/msw/makefile.g95.
+ the file to either 1 (you have Mingw32 or Cygwin 1.x releases) or 0
+ (if you have Cygwin betas). If using Mingw32, also set the
+ MINGW32VERSION variable appropriately.
- Set your WXWIN variable to where wxWindows is installed.
*** IMPORTANT: For Cygwin/Mingw32, use forward slashes in the path, not
- Use the 'strip' command to reduce executable size.
-- With Cygnus Cygwin, you can invoke gdb --nw myfile.exe to
+- With Cygwin, you can invoke gdb --nw myfile.exe to
debug an executable. If there are memory leaks, they will be
flagged when the program quits.
(a missing bracket).
-4. If there's a problem with the copy command in
+4. If there's a problem with the copy or remove commands in
src/msw/makefile.g95, you may need to change the COPY and
- COPYSEP variables in makeg95.env.
+ RM variables in makeg95.env.
5. If there's a problem executing the windres program, try
commenting out RCPREPROCESSOR in makeg95.env.
References:
- - The GNU-WIN32 site is at
- http://www.cygnus.com/gnu-win32/
+ - The Cygwin site is at
+ http://sourceware.cygnus.com
- Mingw32 is available at:
- ftp://ftp.xraylith.wisc.edu/pub/khan/gnu-win32/mingw32/gcc-2.95/
- - See also http://web.ukonline.co.uk/julian.smart/wxwin/gnuwin32.htm
+ ftp://www.mingw.org
TWIN32 and gcc on Linux
-----------------------
-------------
- Debugging: under Windows 95, debugging output isn't output in
- the same way that it is under NT or Windows 3.1. Set
- wxUSE_DBWIN32 to 1 if you wish to enable code to output debugging
- info to an external debug monitor, such as Andrew Tucker's DBWIN32.
- You can download DBWIN32 from:
-
- http://ftp.digital.com/pub/micro/NT/WinSite/programr/dbwin32.zip
-
- and it's also on the wxWindows CD-ROM under Packages.
+ the same way that it is under NT or Windows 3.1.
+ Please see DebugView (bin/dbgview.exe in the distribution), also
+ available from http://www.sysinternals.com and on the wxWindows CD-ROM
+ under Packages.
- If you are installing wxWindows 2 from CVS, you may find that
include/wx/msw/setup.h is missing. This is deliberate, to avoid
developers' different setup.h configurations getting confused.
- Please copy setup0.h to setup.h before compiling.
+ Please copy setup0.h to setup.h before compiling. Also, read
+ the BuildCVS.txt for other hints.
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