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+What's new in 2.1b4
+--------------------
+
+Much more support for event-less callbacks and add-on modules
+
+Created add-on module with wxOGL classes.
+
+
+
+What's new in 2.1b3
+--------------------
+
+This release is syncronized with release 2.1 snapshot 9 of wxWindows.
+
+Switched to using SWIG from CVS (see http://swig.cs.uchicago.edu/cvs.html)
+for some of the new features and such. Also they have encorporated my
+patches so there is really no reason to stick with the current (very
+old) release... This version of SWIG gives the following new
+features:
+
+ 1. Keyword arguments. You no longer have to specify all the
+ parameters with defaults to a method just to specify a
+ non-default value on the end. You can now do this instead:
+
+ win = wxWindow(parent, -1, style = mystyle)
+
+ 2. There is now an an equivalence between Python's None and C++'s
+ NULL. This means that any methods that might return NULL will
+ now return None and you can use none where wxWindows might be
+ expecting NULL. This makes things much more snake-ish.
+
+
+There is a new build system based on a new Python program instead of
+raw makefiles. Now wxPython builds are virtually the same on MSW or
+Unix systems. See the end of this file for new build instructions and
+see distrib/build.py for more details.
+
+wxDC.Bilt now includes the useMask parameter, and has been split into
+two different versions. wxDC.BlitXY is like what was there before and
+takes raw coordinants and sizes, and the new wxDC.Blit is for the new
+interface using wxPoints and a wxSize.
+
+
+
+
+
What's new in 2.1b2
--------------------
generated C++ code is included under the src directory.
I added a few minor features to SWIG to control some of the code
-generation. If you want to playaround with this the patches are in
-wxPython/SWIG.patches and they should be applied to the 1.1p5 version
-of SWIG. These new patches are documented at
-http://starship.skyport.net/crew/robind/#swig, and they should also
-end up in the 1.2 version of SWIG.
+generation. If you want to play around with this you will need to get
+a recent version of SWIG from their CVS or from a daily build. See
+http://www.swig.org/ for details.
wxPython is organized as a Python package. This means that the
directory containing the results of the build process should be a
subdirectory of a directory on the PYTHONPATH. (And preferably should
be named wxPython.) You can control where the build process will dump
-wxPython by setting the TARGETDIR makefile variable. The default is
-$(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython, where this README.txt is located. If you
-leave it here then you should add $(WXWIN)/utils to your PYTHONPATH.
-However, you may prefer to use something that is already on your
-PYTHONPATH, such as the site-packages directory on Unix systems.
+wxPython by setting the TARGETDIR variable for the build utility, (see
+below.)
-Win32
------
+1. Build wxWindows as described in its BuildCVS.txt file. For *nix
+ systems I run configure with these flags:
-1. Build wxWindows with wxUSE_RESOURCE_LOADING_IN_MSW set to 1 in
-include/wx/msw/setup.h so icons can be loaded dynamically. While
-there, make sure wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN is also set to 1.
+ --with-gtk
+ --with-libjpeg
+ --without-odbc
+ --enable-unicode=no
+ --enable-threads=yes
+ --enable-socket=yes
+ --enable-static=no
+ --enable-shared=yes
+ --disable-std_iostreams
-2. Change into the $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/src directory.
+ You can use whatever flags you want, but I know these work.
-3. Edit makefile.vc and specify where your python installation is at.
-You may also want to fiddle with the TARGETDIR variable as described
-above.
+ For Win32 systems I use Visual C++ 6.0, but 5.0 should work. The
+ build utility currently does not support any other win32 compilers.
-4. Run nmake -f makefile.vc
+2. At this point you may want to make an alias or symlink, script,
+ batch file, whatever on the PATH that invokes
+ $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/distrib/build.py to help simplify matters
+ somewhat. For example, on my win32 system I have a file named
+ build.bat in a directory on the PATH that contains:
-5. If it builds successfully, congratulations! Move on to the next
-step. If not then you can try mailing me for help. Also, I will
-always have a pre-built win32 version of this extension module at
-http://alldunn.com/wxPython/.
+ python $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/distrib/build.py %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6
-6. Change to the $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/demo directory.
-7. Try executing the demo program. For example:
+3. Change into the $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/src directory.
- python demo.py
+4. Type "build -b" to build wxPython and "build -i" to install it.
-To run it without requiring a console, you can use the pythonw.exe
-version of Python either from the command line or from a shortcut.
+ The build.py script actually generates a Makefile based on what it
+ finds on your system and information found in the build.cfg file.
+ If you have troubles building or you want it built or installed in
+ a different way, take a look at the docstring in build.py. You may
+ be able to override configuration options in a file named
+ build.local.
+5. To build and install the add-on modules, change to the appropriate
+ directory under $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/modules and run the build
+ utility again.
+6. Change to the $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/demo directory.
-Unix
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-0. I configure wxWindows like this, YMMV:
-
-./configure --with-gtk --disable-shared --enable-threads --disable-unicode
-
-1. Change into the $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/src directory.
-
-2. Edit Setup.in and ensure that the flags, directories, and toolkit
-options are correct. See the above commentary about TARGETDIR. There
-are a few sample Setup.in.[platform] files provided.
+7. Try executing the demo program. For example:
-3. Run this command to generate a makefile:
+ python demo.py
- make -f Makefile.pre.in boot
+To run it without requiring a console on win32, you can use the
+pythonw.exe version of Python either from the command line or from a
+shortcut.
-4. Run these commands to build and then install the wxPython extension
-module:
- make
- make install
+----------------
+Robin Dunn
+robin@alldunn.com
-5. Change to the $(WXWIN)/utils/wxPython/demo directory.
-6. Try executing the demo program. For example:
- python demo.py
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-Robin Dunn
-robin@alldunn.com
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