added a "lib" target for generating a wxPython library for static

[wxWidgets.git] / docs / gtk / install.txt

diff --git a/docs/gtk/install.txt b/docs/gtk/install.txt
index 0eb9f235a2e1975fcedebc2d26e00e97a588252a..32b44fe0532e3c3180766f99d02f74235376d6b5 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/gtk/install.txt
+++ b/docs/gtk/install.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Unix that comes with Posix threads or SGI threads.
 
 Now create your super-application myfoo.app and compile anywhere with
 
 
 Now create your super-application myfoo.app and compile anywhere with
 

-gcc -o -c myfoo.cpp -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lwx_gtk
+g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --libs` `wx-config --cflags` -o myfoo

 
 * General
 -----------------------
 
 * General
 -----------------------


@@ -188,15 +188,11 @@ The following options handle the kind of library you want to build.
 * Feature Options
 -------------------
 
 * Feature Options
 -------------------
 

-When using the Windows version of wxWindows, it is possible
-to edit the file /include/wx/msw/setup.h in order to enable
-or disable some features of wxWindows so that the resulting
-binaries get smaller.
-

 As I don't yet care for binary size and target mainly at
 producing a shared library, wxWindows's configure system auto-
 matically enables all features, as long as they are already
 As I don't yet care for binary size and target mainly at
 producing a shared library, wxWindows's configure system auto-
 matically enables all features, as long as they are already

-implemented.
+implemented. It is currently NOT possible to disable these
+options (in contrast to what configure tells you).

 
 * Compiling
 -------------
 
 * Compiling
 -------------


@@ -204,19 +200,14 @@ implemented.
 The following must be done in the base directory (e.g. ~/wxGTK
 or ~/wxWin or whatever)
 
 The following must be done in the base directory (e.g. ~/wxGTK
 or ~/wxWin or whatever)
 

-Dependencies are generated automatically using
-
-       make depend
-       
-(For some reason, this doesn't seem to work.)
-
-Now the makefiles are created you can compile everything is as simple
-as typing:
+Now the makefiles are created and you can compile everything 
+by typing:

 
        make
 
 make yourself some coffee, as it will try to compile ALL the 
 
        make
 
 make yourself some coffee, as it will try to compile ALL the 

-files in this distribution.
+files in this distribution. During compilation, you'll get
+a few warning messages.

 
 if you want to be more selective:
 
 
 if you want to be more selective:
 


@@ -256,10 +247,34 @@ will do the work for you.
 * Creating a new Project
 --------------------------
 
 * Creating a new Project
 --------------------------
 

-There are two ways to create your own project. The first creates
-a project within the source code directories of wxWindows: In this
-case I propose to put all contributed programs in the directory
-"/user", with a directory of its own.
+There are two ways to create your own project:
+
+1) The first way uses the installed libraries and header files
+automatically using wx-config
+
+g++ myfoo.cpp `wx-config --libs` `wx-config --cflags` -o myfoo
+
+Using this way, a make file for the minimal sample would look
+like this
+
+CC = g++
+
+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
+
+clean: 
+       rm -f *.o minimal
+
+This is certain to become the standard way unless we decide
+to sitch to tmake.
+
+2) The other way creates a project within the source code 
+directories of wxWindows: In this case I propose to put 
+all contributed programs in the directory "/user", with a 
+directory of its own.

 
 This directory then should include the following files:
 
 
 This directory then should include the following files:
 


@@ -274,12 +289,6 @@ Makefile.in        (This is the base application-Makefile template, from
 put ALL your source code along with all the other stuff you need for
 your application in this directory (subdirectories are welcome).
 
 put ALL your source code along with all the other stuff you need for
 your application in this directory (subdirectories are welcome).
 

-The other way uses the installed libraries and header files in 
-/usr/local/include/wx and /usr/local/lib. In this case, just
-compile your program like this:
-
-gcc -o -c myfoo.cpp -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lwx_gtk
-

 
 ** Something about Makefiles
 ------------------------------
 
 ** Something about Makefiles
 ------------------------------