-wxWidgets 2.6.1 for MGL installation
+wxWidgets 2.6.2 for MGL installation
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
When sending bug reports tell us what version of wxWidgets you are
using (including the beta) and what compiler on what system. One
- example: wxMGL 2.6.1, gcc 2.95.3, Redhat 7.0
+ example: wxMGL 2.6.2, gcc 2.95.3, Redhat 7.0
First steps
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- Download SciTech MGL library (version 5.0) from http://www.scitechsoft.com.
The downloads page is here (you need MGL version 5.0beta7 or newer):
- http://www.scitechsoft.com/products/embedded/mgl_home.html
+ http://scitechsoft.com/products/dev/mgl_download/mgl_down.html
Install MGL according to provided instructions. In particular, make sure that
MGL_ROOT and NUCLEUS_PATH environment variables are set before attempting to
!include $(WXDIR)\src\mgl\makeprog.wat
+Compilation notes for MGL 5.1
+-----------------------------
+
+The mvis library doesn't compile with current versions of gcc. However wxMGL
+does not use this part of MGL, so it can be taken out of the compile, e.g.:
+
+--- scitech/src/makefile.orig 2004-04-15 20:36:32.000000000 +0100
++++ scitech/src/makefile 2005-04-26 01:50:12.000000000 +0100
+@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
+
+ # Target to build libraries for one compiler for SciTech MGL Graphics Library
+
+-all_mgl: $(T_PM) $(T_GCONSOLE) $(T_SNAP) $(T_TECH) $(T_MVIS) $(T_FIXED) \
++all_mgl: $(T_PM) $(T_GCONSOLE) $(T_SNAP) $(T_TECH) $(T_FIXED) \
+ $(T_GM) $(T_GLUT) $(T_MGL)
+ @$(ECHO) =============================================================================
+ @$(ECHO) DONE: Single compiler MGL build completed successfully!
+
+The dos version of _lztimer.asm can't be assembled by the GNU assember. A
+newer version is available from Scitech, a patch between the version in MGL
+5.1 and the newer version is included below:
+
+--- scitech/src/pm/dos/_lztimer.asm.orig 2004-04-15 20:36:33.000000000 +0100
++++ scitech/src/pm/dos/_lztimer.asm 2005-04-26 18:39:57.000000000 +0100
+@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
+ ;*
+ ;* ========================================================================
+ ;*
+-;* Copyright (C) 1991-2002 SciTech Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
++;* Copyright (C) 1991-2004 SciTech Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ ;*
+ ;* This file may be distributed and/or modified under the terms of the
+-;* GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as published by the Free
+-;* Software Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included
++;* GNU General Public License version 2.0 as published by the Free
++;* Software Foundation and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included
+ ;* in the packaging of this file.
+ ;*
+ ;* Licensees holding a valid Commercial License for this product from
+@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@
+ ; Convert the BIOS time to microseconds
+
+ @@CalcBIOSTime:
+- mov ax,[WORD EndBIOSCount]
+- sub ax,[WORD StartBIOSCount]
++ mov ax,[EndBIOSCount]
++ sub ax,[StartBIOSCount]
+ mov dx,54925 ; Number of microseconds each
+ ; BIOS count represents.
+ mul dx
+@@ -352,17 +352,17 @@
+ ; See if more than an hour passed during timing. If so, notify the user.
+
+ @@CheckForHour:
+- mov ax,[WORD StartBIOSCount+2]
+- cmp ax,[WORD EndBIOSCount+2]
++ mov ax,[StartBIOSCount+2]
++ cmp ax,[EndBIOSCount+2]
+ jz @@CalcBIOSTime ; Hour count didn't change, so
+ ; everything is fine
+
+ inc ax
+- cmp ax,[WORD EndBIOSCount+2]
++ cmp ax,[EndBIOSCount+2]
+ jnz @@TestTooLong ; Two hour boundaries passed, so the
+ ; results are no good
+- mov ax,[WORD EndBIOSCount]
+- cmp ax,[WORD StartBIOSCount]
++ mov ax,[EndBIOSCount]
++ cmp ax,[StartBIOSCount]
+ jb @@CalcBIOSTime ; a single hour boundary passed. That's
+ ; OK, so long as the total time wasn't
+ ; more than an hour.
+@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@
+ ; Convert the BIOS time to microseconds
+
+ @@CalcBIOSTime:
+- mov ax,[WORD EndBIOSCount]
+- sub ax,[WORD StartBIOSCount]
++ mov ax,[EndBIOSCount]
++ sub ax,[StartBIOSCount]
+ mov dx,54925 ; Number of microseconds each
+ ; BIOS count represents.
+ mul dx
+
+
Bug reports
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