Added brief instructions for compiling wxMSW with configure

git-svn-id: https://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk@16620 c3d73ce0-8a6f-49c7-b76d-6d57e0e08775

diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt
index 33edeefe0eaedde0fbc0e6e023f2229856b3f417..46177f5b75df2681ddb0c7565849d6e216adb8fd 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/msw/install.txt
+++ b/docs/msw/install.txt
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ relevant section below for details.
 
 IMPORTANT NOTE: If you experience problems installing, please
 re-read this instructions and other related files (changes.txt,
 
 IMPORTANT NOTE: If you experience problems installing, please
 re-read this instructions and other related files (changes.txt,

-readme.txt, notes on the Web site) carefully before mailing
-wx-users or the author. Preferably, try to fix the problem first and
-then send a patch to the author. Please report bugs using the
-bug report form on the wxWindows web site.
+readme.txt, FAQ) carefully before mailing wx-users. Preferably,
+try to fix the problem first and then upload a patch to
+SourceForge:
+
+  http://sourceforge.net/patch/?group_id=9863
+
+Please report bugs using the SourceForge bug tracker:
+
+  http://sourceforge.net/bugs/?group_id=9863

 
 Unarchiving
 -----------
 
 Unarchiving
 -----------


@@ -468,19 +473,26 @@ NOTE: some notes specific to old Cygwin ( < 1.1.x )
       and MinGW ( < 1.0 ) are at the end of this section
       ( see OLD VERSIONS )
 
       and MinGW ( < 1.0 ) are at the end of this section
       ( see OLD VERSIONS )
 

-Here are the steps required:

 
 

-- Retrieve and install the latest version of Cygwin, or Mingw32, as per the
-  instructions with either of these packages.
+There are two methods of compiling wxWindows, by using the
+makefiles provided or by using 'configure'.

 
 

-- If using Mingw32, you need some extra files to use the wxWindows
-  makefiles. You can find these files in ports/mingw32 on the
-  wxWindows ftp site or CD-ROM, as extra.zip. 
+Retrieve and install the latest version of Cygwin, or Mingw32, as per the
+instructions with either of these packages.

 
 

-  ftp://ftp.remstar.com/pub/wxwin/ports/mingw32/extra.zip
+If using Mingw32, you need some extra files to use the wxWindows
+makefiles. You can find these files in ports/mingw32 on the
+wxWindows ftp site or CD-ROM, as extra.zip. 
+
+  ftp://biolp22.york.ac.uk/pub/ports/mingw32/extra.zip

   
   

-  These should be extracted to the Mingw32 directory. If you have 
-  already downloaded rm, cp, mv from elsewhere, you won't need this.
+These should be extracted to the Mingw32 directory. If you have 
+already downloaded rm, cp, mv from elsewhere, you won't need this.
+
+Using makefiles
+===============
+
+Here are the steps required using the provided makefiles:

 
 - Set your WXWIN variable to where wxWindows is installed.
   *** IMPORTANT: For Cygwin/Mingw32, use forward slashes in the path, not
 
 - Set your WXWIN variable to where wxWindows is installed.
   *** IMPORTANT: For Cygwin/Mingw32, use forward slashes in the path, not


@@ -526,6 +538,28 @@ All targets have 'clean' targets to allow removal of object files
 and other intermediate compiler files and 'cleanall' targets to
 allow removal of all object files and library files.
 
 and other intermediate compiler files and 'cleanall' targets to
 allow removal of all object files and library files.
 

+Using configure
+===============
+
+Instead of using the makefiles, you can use the configure
+system to generate appropriate makefiles, as used on Unix
+and Mac OS X systems.
+
+Change directory to the root of the wxWindows distribution,
+make a build directory, and then run configure and make.
+
+For example:
+
+  cd $WXWIN
+  mkdir build-debug
+  cd build-debug
+  ../configure --with-msw --enable-debug --enable-debug_gdb --disable-shared
+  make
+  cd samples/minimal
+  make
+  ./minimal.exe
+
+

 Notes:
 
 1. See also the Cygwin/Mingw32 on the web site or CD-ROM for
 Notes:
 
 1. See also the Cygwin/Mingw32 on the web site or CD-ROM for