small cross-compilation updates

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@3443 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775

diff --git a/BuildCVS.txt b/BuildCVS.txt
index 81ffa9a83ebd663b8f4ff2dbba8b50db9a6f3b94..20fd09d6bfccf0fb9543fe830fac9987929ab13b 100644 (file)
--- a/BuildCVS.txt
+++ b/BuildCVS.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ library; cross-compiling errors can be pretty obscure and you'll want to be
 sure that your configure setup is basically sound.)
 
 To cross compile the windows library, do
 sure that your configure setup is basically sound.)
 
 To cross compile the windows library, do

--> cd win32
+-> cd win32 
+(or whatever you called it)

 Now run configure. There are two ways to do this
 -> ../configure --host=i586-mingw32 --build=i586-linux --with-mingw \
    --enable-dnd=no
 Now run configure. There are two ways to do this
 -> ../configure --host=i586-mingw32 --build=i586-linux --with-mingw \
    --enable-dnd=no


@@ -130,15 +131,20 @@ yourself:
 (all assuming you're using mingw32)
 Drag'n'drop is disabled because mingw32 lacks (AFAIK) OLE headers.
 
 (all assuming you're using mingw32)
 Drag'n'drop is disabled because mingw32 lacks (AFAIK) OLE headers.
 

+[ Update: some new mingw32 versions now have a new set of windows header 
+files, which apparently can handle ole. Untested at the moment ]
+

 Configure will conclude that shared libraries are out of the question and
 opt for a static one. I haven't looked into DLL creation yet.
 
 Type 
 Configure will conclude that shared libraries are out of the question and
 opt for a static one. I haven't looked into DLL creation yet.
 
 Type 

--> make -C src
+-> make

 and wait, wait, wait. Don't leave the room, because the minute you do there
 will be a compile error :-)
 
 and wait, wait, wait. Don't leave the room, because the minute you do there
 will be a compile error :-)
 

-If this is successful, try building the minimal sample:
+If this is successful, you end up with a libwx_msw.a in win32/lib.  Now try 
+building the minimal sample:
+

 -> cd samples/minimal
 -> make
 -> mv minimal minimal.exe
 -> cd samples/minimal
 -> make
 -> mv minimal minimal.exe