RE: autoconf, Visual C++ and current CVS build?

Andy,

I worked on BEEPcore roughly a year ago under Win32 (before the
restructure). I got I to compile, but hadn't the time to sort out a
number of threading issues etc... So I needed to stop on this work.
Anyhow, some thoughts below. Keep in mind they are roughly a year old...

Rainer

> I don't think it's just a case of editing projects - there 
> seemed to be files like getopt.h missing. (referenced from 
> beepd.c and beepng.c)

It's not a BEEPCore issue - getopt() is natively not available under
Win32. I developed (or adapted?) a replacement. I'll check if I have
something to contribute when I am back in the office. Anyhow, I think if
you do a web search for getopt.c, chances are good you'll find
something. Please note that there are also a number of other libs
missing, like snprintf()...

> Has anyone compiled after a totally clean checkout?
> (This used to be a regular morning step at my last job, in a 
> very XP environment - not so trivial with remote servers!)

Win32 seems not to be worked with a lot. When I did a checkout, the
project files were broken, too. I fixed them, but with the new layout
that won't help. The good news: fixing the project files took far less
time than I expected.

> I'm not trying to be awkward, honest, and if I can put 
> together some clearer instructions to get people started 
> using the project I'm also quite happy to contribute those 
> back. I'm being pushy because I'm trying to write those instructions.

I had written an INSTALL.W32 (or at least started one). I'll check when
I am back in the office.

Rainer Gerhards
Adiscon


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