Re: [GD-DEVEL] GD build process

[email protected] (Pierre Joye) Wed, 30 Oct 2013 07:29:23 +0100
Newsgroups php.gd.devel
Message-ID <CAEZPtU4D26=_8fe6Fx3e+DZMSBUA9oHreMKR19P2C49dSTk97w@mail.gmail.com>
hi Chris!

On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:08 AM, Chris Reuter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I notice that there are two sets of build scripts in GD: one for GNU
> autoconf and one for CMake.  Which of these is the preferred method for
> building GD?
>
> I ask because I'm trying to compile GD on Windows and I'd like to know
> which wall I should be banging my head against.  Autoconf works fine on
> Linux but fails on MSYS/MinGW, as does CMake.  I don't want to start
> wrestling with one of them only to learn that the other is the one
> being maintained.

cmake should work. Which problem(s) have you met?

We maintain both. autotools are used for linux (distros, embedded
systems or cross compilation). Cmake is used on all supported
platforms and windows.

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

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