X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/dbda9e86f0e5ec1184bc16d135bb7205bc99236e..0bd62129f6bb6551fe4fbf9432f2448b1348a923:/docs/msw/install.txt diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt index a8e5447ff5..3a5e7d719a 100644 --- a/docs/msw/install.txt +++ b/docs/msw/install.txt @@ -1,31 +1,54 @@ -Installing wxWindows 2.0 +Installing wxWindows 2.1 ------------------------ +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 wxWindows 2.0 have been +fixed. + IMPORTANT NOTE: If you experience problems installing, please -re-read this instructions and other related files (todo.txt, -bugs.txt etc.) carefully before mailing wxwin-users or +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 -then send a patch to the author. +then send a patch to the author. Please report bugs using the +bug report form on the wxWindows web site. Unarchiving ----------- -If there is a setup program, run the setup program that comes with the Windows version. -Do not install into a path that contains spaces. The installation program should set the -WXWIN environment variable, which will be activated when your machine is rebooted. - -If there is no setup program, it will come as a series of .zip -files: - -wx200gen.zip Generic source code and samples (required) -wx200msw.zip Windows-specific source code and samples (required) -wx200doc.zip Documentation source code (not required) -wx200hlp.zip WinHelp documentation -wx200pdf.zip Acrobat PDF documentation -wx200htm.zip HTML documentation -wx200vc.zip MS VC++ 5.0 project files -wx200cw.zip Metrowerks CodeWarrior project files +A setup program is provided (setup.exe) to automatically copy files to a +directory on your hard disk. Do not install into a path that contains spaces. +The installation program should set the WXWIN environment variable, which +will be activated when your machine is rebooted. The setup +program contains the following: + +- All common, generic and MSW-specific wxWindows source; +- samples; +- documentation in Windows Help format; +- makefiles for most Windows compilers, plus BC++ and + VC++ IDE files; +- JPEG library source; +- Object Graphics Library; +- wxGLCanvas library; +- wxTreeLayout library; +- 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 Unarchive the required files plus any optional documentation files into a suitable directory such as c:\wx. @@ -45,7 +68,8 @@ For Cygwin or Mingw32 compilation, make sure WXWIN contains only forward slashes. If installing from the CVS server, copy include/wx/msw/setup0.h to -include/wx/msw/setup.h. +include/wx/msw/setup.h and edit the resulting file to choose the featrues you +would like to compile wxWindows with[out]. Compilation ----------- @@ -58,33 +82,70 @@ Visual C++ 4.0/5.0/6.0 compilation Using project files: -1. Unarchive wx200vc.zip, the VC++ 5 project makefiles. +1. Unarchive wx2_x_y_vc.zip, the VC++ 5/6 project makefiles. 2. Open src/wxvc.dsp, set Debug or Release configuration, and - compile. This will produce lib/wxvc.lib or lib/wxvc_debug.lib. -3. Open a sample project file, choose a configuration, and compile. + compile. This will produce src/Debug/wxvc.lib or + src/Release/wxvc.lib. The project file src/wxvc_dll.dsp + will make a DLL version of wxWindow, which will go in + src/DebugDLL/wxvc.[lib,dll] and src/ReleaseDLL/wxvc.[lib,dll]. +3. If you want to use JPEG in your application (such as the image + sample), open src/jpeg/jpeg.dsp (VC++ 5/6 only) and compile in + 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 + 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. Using makefiles: 1. Make sure your WXWIN variable is set. -2. Change directory to wx\src\msw. Type 'nmake -f makefile.vc' to - make the wxWindows core library. -3. Change directory to wx\samples and type 'nmake -f makefile.vc' +2. If you do NOT have the TIFF or JPEG source code, please remove + the tiff and jpeg targets from the 'all' target in + src\msw\makefile.vc. Also ensure the settings in + include\wx\msw\setup.h specify not to use JPEG or TIFF. +3. Change directory to wx\src\msw. Type: + + 'nmake -f makefile.vc' + + to make the wxWindows core library with debug information + (wx\lib\wx_d.lib), or + + 'nmake -f makefile.vc FINAL=1' + + to make the wxWindows core library without debug information + (wx\lib\wx.lib). +4. Change directory to wx\samples and type 'nmake -f makefile.vc' to make all the samples. You can also make them individually. -To build the release version using makefiles, add FINAL=1 to your -nmake invocation, both when building the library and for samples. +Notes: -Use the 'clean' target to clean all objects, libraries and -executables. + Use the 'clean' target to clean all objects, libraries and + executables. + + To build the release version using makefiles, add FINAL=1 to your + nmake invocation, both when building the library and for samples. + + Note that the wxWindows core library allows you to have debug + and release libraries available simultaneously, by compiling the + objects in different subdirectories, whereas samples must be + cleaned and re-made to build a different configuration. This + may be changed in later versions of wxWindows. To build the DLL version using makefiles: 1. Change directory to wx\src\msw. Type 'nmake -f makefile.vc dll pch' to make both a suitable DLL and import library, and to build a suitable precompiled header file for compiling applications. -2. Invoke a sample makefile with 'nmake -f makefile.vc WXUSINGDLL=1'. + The resulting libraries are called: + + wx\lib\wx200.lib(dll) (debug version) + wx\lib\wx200.lib(dll) (release version, using FINAL=1) + +2. Invoke a sample makefile with 'nmake -f makefile.vc WXUSINGDLL=1' + (or edit src\makeprog.vc to set WXUSINGDLL to 1 for all + applications). Note (1): if you wish to use templates, please edit include\wx\msw\setup.h and set wxUSE_DEBUG_NEW_ALWAYS to 0. @@ -98,8 +159,29 @@ Note (2): libraries and applications generated with makefiles and project files are unlikely to be compatible, so use one method or the other. -Visual C++ 1.5 compilation --------------------------- +Note (3): VC++ 5's optimization code seems to be broken and can +cause both compile and run-time problems: this can be seen when +deleting an object Dialog Editor, in Release mode with optimizations +on. If in doubt, switch off optimisations, although this will result in much +larger executables. It seems possible that the library can be created with +strong optimization, so long as the application is not strongly +optimized. For example, in wxWindows project, set to 'Minimum +Size'. In Dialog Editor project, set to 'Customize: Favor Small +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. + +Note (4): some crash problems can be due to inconsistent compiler +options. If strange/weird/impossible things start to happen please +check (dumping IDE project file as makefile and doing text comparison +if necessary) that the project settings, especially the list of defined +symbols, struct packing, etc. are exactly the same for all items in +the project. After this, delete everything (including PCH) and recompile. + +Visual C++ 1.5 compilation (16-bit) +----------------------------------- 1. Make sure your WXWIN variable is set, and uses the FAT (short name) form. @@ -117,6 +199,8 @@ executables. Borland C++ 4.5/5.0 compilation ------------------------------- +Compiling using the makefiles: + 1. Make sure your WXWIN variable is set, and uses the FAT (short name) form if doing a 16-bit compile. 2. Change directory to wx\src\msw. Type 'make -f makefile.b32' to @@ -129,10 +213,49 @@ Borland C++ 4.5/5.0 compilation 'make -f makefile.b32 FINAL=1' for the library and samples. -Note: the wxWindows library and (some) samples compile in 16-bit mode +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 off in this mode. See issues.txt for details. +Note (2): unfortunately most samples won't link in 16-bit mode, +because the automatic data segment exceeds 64K. The minimal +sample links and runs, however. + +Note (3): the wxWindows makefiles assume byte structure alignment. Please +make sure that your own project or makefile settings use the +same alignment, or you could experience mysterious crashes. To +change the alignment, add a suitable option to the $(CFG) target code +in src/msw/makefile.b32. + +Note (4): if you get undefined _SQL... symbols at link time, +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. + +Compiling using the IDE files: + +1. Load src\bc32.ide (Release settings) +2. Go to Options|Project... and specify the correct BC++ include and lib path for + your file structure. +3. Press F9 to compile the wxWindows library. +4. Load samples\bc32.ide. +5. Go to Options|Project... and specify the correct BC++ include and lib path for + your file structure. +6. Press F9 to compile the samples (build each node separately if + you prefer, by right clicking and choose Build Node). +7. Run each sample: you may need to run from each sample's directory + since some (notably the wxHTML samples) look for files + relative to the working directory. + +Note that to make the png, xpm, zlib and jpeg libraries (needed for +some samples) you need to compile them with bc32.ide. + +The debug version of the wxWindows library is about 37 MB, and the +release version is around 3 MB. + +See also the file bc_ide.txt for further instructions and details +of how to create your own project files. + Borland C++Builder compilation ------------------------------ @@ -141,32 +264,39 @@ C++Builder compilation is the same as for Borland C++ above. Tested with C++Builder 1.0 and 3.0. Only makefiles are currently supplied. -Watcom C++ 10.6 compilation +Watcom C++ 10.6/11 compilation --------------------------- -1. Make sure your WXWIN variable is set, and uses the FAT (short - name) form. +1. Make sure your WXWIN variable is set, and uses the DOS short + name form. 2. Change directory to wx\src\msw. Type 'wmake -f makefile.wat' to make the wxWindows core library. 3. Change directory to wx\samples\minimal and type 'wmake -f makefile.wat' - to make this sample. + 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 +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. Metrowerks CodeWarrior compilation ---------------------------------- -1. Downloaded and unzip wx200cw.zip. +1. Downloaded and unzip wx2_x_y_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 course. -NOTES: - -(a) Unfortunately CodeWarrior support is broken in this -release. Stefan Csomor (csomor@advancedconcepts.ch) will rectify this shortly. -(b) You need CodeWarrior Pro 4 plus the patches to 4.1 from the +Note (1): you need CodeWarrior Pro 4 plus the patches to 4.1 from the Metrowerks Web site. +Note (2): unfortunately these files are not yet up-to-date for the +current release. + Symantec C++ compilation ------------------------ @@ -207,7 +337,7 @@ improving the compiler. Cygwin b19/b20/Mingw32 compilation ---------------------------------- -wxWindows 2.0 supports Cygwin (formerly GnuWin32) b19, b20, Mingw32, and Mingw32/EGCS. +wxWindows 2 supports Cygwin (formerly GnuWin32) b19, b20, Mingw32, and Mingw32/EGCS. Thanks are due to Keith Garry Boyce (garp@opustel.com) and Cygnus for making it all possible. @@ -227,8 +357,12 @@ Here are the steps required: If you have already have downloaded bison, flex, make, rm, mv from elsewhere, you won't need this. - IMPORTANT: 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 2.8.1, 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 with wxWindows 2.1 or above, and wish to use OLE, you + should hand-patch in Mingw32-gcc295.patches (located in the top-level of the + wxWindows 2 installation). - Modify the file wx/src/cygnus.bat (or mingw32.bat or mingegcs.bat) to set up appropriate variables, if necessary mounting drives. @@ -237,19 +371,17 @@ Here are the steps required: - For Cygwin, make sure there's a \tmp directory on your Windows drive or bison will crash. -- Edit wx/src/makeg95.env and search for MINGW32. Take note of - the comments for adjusting settings to suit Cygwin or - Mingw32. Basically, this is just a case of adding the __MINGW32__ symbol - to OPTIONS for Mingw32, or removing it for Cygnus Cygwin. - For Mingw32/EGCS, add both __MINGW32__ and __EGCS__. - You may need to remove -loldnames from WINLIBS for Mingw32, or add it for - Cygwin. +- 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 comment out - socket-related files in src/msw/makefile.g95. +- Mingw32 may not support winsock.h, so if you have a problem + here, comment out socket-related files in src/msw/makefile.g95. - Set your WXWIN variable to where wxWindows is installed. - For Cygwin/Mingw32, use forward slashes in the path, not backslashes. + *** IMPORTANT: For Cygwin/Mingw32, use forward slashes in the path, not + backslashes. - Use the makefile.g95 files for compiling wxWindows and samples, e.g.: @@ -258,6 +390,8 @@ Here are the steps required: > cd c:\wx\samples\minimal > make -f makefile.g95 + Ignore the warning about the default entry point. + - Use the 'strip' command to reduce executable size. - With Cygnus Cygwin, you can invoke gdb --nw myfile.exe to @@ -270,21 +404,47 @@ Here are the steps required: All targets have 'clean' targets to allow removal of object files and other intermediate compiler files. -Gotchas: +Notes: + +- 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). + - 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. -- Doesn't compile src/msw/ole files, so no drag and drop. + +- There's a bug in Mingw32 headers for some early distributions. + + in include/windows32/defines.h, where it says: + + #define LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACKA (LPSTR)-1L) + + it should say: + + #define LPSTR_TEXTCALLBACKA ((LPSTR)-1L) + + (a missing bracket). + +- 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 References: - The GNU-WIN32 site is at http://www.cygnus.com/gnu-win32/ - Mingw32 is available at: - http://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/~janjaap/mingw32/index.html + 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 TWIN32 and gcc on Linux