X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/d1e418eaea09da4d74cc0d2b9d6bb1f9decbfa49..bc9027cc74c79d3af1e7d772225972d4ae934e10:/docs/msw/install.txt

diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt
index 3a5e7d719a..a9d40c714a 100644
--- a/docs/msw/install.txt
+++ b/docs/msw/install.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ Using project files:
    Debug and Release configurations. If you have VC++ 4,
    use makefile.vc, but you may only have one set of object
    files at a time in use (debug or release versions).
-4. Open a sample project file, choose a configuration using
+4. Similarly for TIFF: use src/tiff/tiff.dsp.
+5. Open a sample project file, choose a configuration using
    Build | Set Active Configuration..., and compile.
    The project files don't use precompiled headers, to save
    space, but you can switch PCH compiling on for greater speed.
@@ -171,7 +172,12 @@ Code' (and no others). This will then work.
 
 Similarly, in VC++ 4, optimization can cause internal compiler
 errors, so edit src\makevc.env and change /O1 to /Od before
-trying build a release version of the library.
+trying build a release version of the library. Or, type:
+
+nmake -f makefile.vc noopt FINAL=1
+
+and then resume compilation in the normal way. This will build
+troublesome files with no optimization.
 
 Note (4): some crash problems can be due to inconsistent compiler
 options. If strange/weird/impossible things start to happen please
@@ -232,6 +238,13 @@ either install odbc32.lib from the BC++ CD-ROM into your BC++ lib
 directory, or set wxUSE_ODBC to 0 in include\wx\msw\setup.h and
 recompile wxWindows. The same applies if compiling using the IDE.
 
+Note (5): BC++ 4.5 (not 5.0) trips up over jdmerge.c in the JPEG folder;
+you will therefore need to set wxUSE_LIBJPEG to 0 in setup.h and remove
+the jpeg target from src\msw\makefile.b32.
+
+Note (6): If using C++Builder 4 and above (BC++ 5.4), change LINK=tlink32 to
+LINK=ilink32 in src\makeb32.env.
+
 Compiling using the IDE files:
 
 1. Load src\bc32.ide (Release settings)
@@ -278,9 +291,22 @@ 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
 directory. See the notes in that directory.
-Note (3): makefile compilation seems broken (28/12/99) with a
-GPF in the linker. Too many object files? Could try switching
-some options off in setup.h.
+Note (3): 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
+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
 ----------------------------------
@@ -354,7 +380,7 @@ Here are the steps required:
   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, mv
+  If you have already have downloaded bison, flex, make, rm, cp, mv
   from elsewhere, you won't need this.
 
   If using Mingw32 2.8.1, see also see mingw32.txt in this directory
@@ -406,38 +432,30 @@ and other intermediate compiler files.
 
 Notes:
 
-- See also the Cygwin/Mingw32 on the web site or CD-ROM for
-  further information about using wxWindows with these compilers.
+1. See also the Cygwin/Mingw32 on the web site or CD-ROM for
+   further information about using wxWindows with these compilers.
 
-- libwx.a is 48 MB or more - but much less if compiled with no
-  debug info (-g0) and level 4 optimization (-O4).
+2. libwx.a is 48 MB or more - but much less if compiled with no
+   debug info (-g0) and level 4 optimization (-O4).
 
-- install.exe doesn't have built-in decompression because lzexpand.lib
-  isn't available with Cygwin. However, you can use it with external
-  decompression utilities.
+3. There's a bug in Mingw32 headers for some early distributions.
 
-- There's a bug in Mingw32 headers for some early distributions.
+   in include/windows32/defines.h, where it says:
 
-  in include/windows32/defines.h, where it says:
+   #define LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACKA (LPSTR)-1L)
 
-  #define LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACKA (LPSTR)-1L)
+   it should say:
 
-  it should say:
+   #define LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACKA ((LPSTR)-1L)
 
-  #define LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACKA ((LPSTR)-1L)
+   (a missing bracket).
 
-  (a missing bracket).
+4. If there's a problem with the copy command in
+   src/msw/makefile.g95, you may need to change the COPY and
+   COPYSEP variables in makeg95.env.
 
-- If there's a problem with the copy command in
-  src/msw/makefile.g95, you may need to change the relevant
-  section to the following:
-
-  COPY = command /c copy
-  $(COMMDIR)/y_tab.c:     $(COMMDIR)/dosyacc.c
-      $(COPY) ..\\common\\dosyacc.c ..\\common\\y_tab.c
-
-  $(COMMDIR)/lex_yy.c:    $(COMMDIR)/doslex.c
-      $(COPY) ..\\common\\doslex.c ..\\common\\lex_yy.c
+5. If there's a problem executing the windres program, try
+   commenting out RCPREPROCESSOR in makeg95.env.
 
 References:
 
@@ -479,3 +497,4 @@ General Notes
   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.
+