Re: Test Windows Build on Module

Hello ppl,

Calling for all help on making Build for windows (Cygwin/Mingw/Native). I
have added the following patch to

http://github.com/kthakore/SDL_perl
branch patch

I am having a lot of trouble doing this as I don't have a windows box. Any
help is much appreciated.

Kartik Thakore



On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Curtis Jewell <[email protected]>wrote:

> Here's what I did. I still used the same setup as previously.
>
> my ($sdl_compile_flags, $sdl_link_flags);
>
> if ($^O eq 'MSWin32') {
>        $sdl_compile_flags = qq{-I"$ENV{SDL_INST_DIR}\include\SDL"
> -D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -Dmain=SDL_main};
>        $sdl_link_flags = qq{-L"$ENV{SDL_INST_DIR}\lib"  -lmingw32 -lSDLmain
> -lSDL.dll -mwindows'};
> } else {
>        $sdl_compile_flags = `sdl-config --cflags`;
>        $sdl_link_flags    = `sdl-config --libs`;
>        if ($? >> 8)
>        {
>                die "SDL doesn't appear to be installed.\n" .
>                        "Please check that sdl-config is in your path and
> try again.\n";
>        }
> }
>
> (the way I installed it means that SDL_INST_DIR=c:\strawberry\c)
>
> It got as far as:
>
> C:\Documents and
>
> Settings\Curtis\Desktop\kthakore-SDL_perl-acbf8053a89d78a3c601fb0b05fc91461c204294>perl
> Build.PL
> Environment variable LIBS is empty
>
> after that - which is correct on a system that has no other compilation
> environment than Strawberry.
>
>  (Helpful debugging hint:
>
> Carp is in core, so you don't have to install anything extra to use it.
> 'use Carp;' and then 'croak' instead of 'die' and  'carp' instead of
> 'warn'.
>
> Then, in a debugging scenario, I can do 'set PERL5OPT=-MCarp=verbose'
> and give you a stacktrace when there's a problem.)
>
> --Curtis
>
>
> On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:23 -0400, "Kartik Thakore"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Thank you.
> > Also the message have sunk in but I am stuck between a rock and a hard
> > place. I am putting a conditional on the sdl-config now.
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Curtis Jewell <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm using Strawberry Perl 5.10.0.6 and the precompiled library at
> > > http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.13-mingw32.tar.gz - I
> > > extracted it's bin, lib, and include directories into
> > > c:\strawberry\c{include, lib, bin}.
> > >
> > > Here are the results from trying again on 2003_x86.msopensource.net:
> > >
> > >
> H:\Desktop\kthakore-SDL_perl-acbf8053a89d78a3c601fb0b05fc91461c204294>perl
> > > Build
> > > .PL
> > > 'sdl-config' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> > > operable program or batch file.
> > > 'sdl-config' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
> > > operable program or batch file.
> > > SDL doesn't appear to be installed.
> > > Please check that sdl-config is in your path and try again.
> > >
> > > The message must not have sunk in the first time: sdl-config is a
> > > ***shell script***. It will not work, even if it IS in the path. You
> > > can't rely on it working on Win32.
> > >
> > > (Your setenv.bat is also assuming that there is a Microsoft Visual C++
> > > compilation environment available. That's not always the case.
> > > Strawberry uses a gcc environment.)
> > >
> > > I'll send you a patch in a little bit.
> > >
> > > --Curtis
> > >
> > > On Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:30 -0400, "Kartik Thakore"
> > > <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > yup this is a problem. Let me see what I can do. Maybe an
> auto-downloader
> > > > is
> > > > needed. Also I forgot a step below. in setenv.bat you need to
> manually
> > > > set
> > > > MY_DEV_ROOT=d:\sdlpl .
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Andreas Lund <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Mon, 3 Aug 2009 13:04:57 -0400, Kartik Thakore <
> > > [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > Can I get some windows testing to see if the build works?
> > > > > > Here is the repo http://github.com/kthakore/SDL_perl/tree/patch
> > > > > >
> > > > > > $ git clone git://github.com/kthakore/SDL_perl.git
> > > > > > $ git checkout -b patch --track origin/patch
> > > > > > $ setenv.bat
> > > > > > $ perl Build.PL
> > > > > > $ perl Build test
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > please put feed back in
> http://github.com/kthakore/SDL_perl/issues
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thank you.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kartik Thakore
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there any way you could create an archive of the required SDL
> libs
> > > and
> > > > > make
> > > > > it available for download?
> > > > >
> > > > > Every time I decide to give SDL-perl another try, I eventually give
> up
> > > > > because
> > > > > the libs are scattered all across the 'net in all sorts of weird
> code
> > > repos
> > > > > and have to be checked out using all sorts of funny tools. I have
> > > several
> > > > > megs
> > > > > worth of SDL libs but as long as there's always atleast one piece
> > > missing
> > > > > I'll
> > > > > never know if they actually fit together...
> > > > >
> > > > > I would really like to be able to help out with the Perl/XS bit in
> any
> > > way
> > > > > I
> > > > > can, particularly the OpenGL bits.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Andreas Lund ([email protected])
> > > > > Tel: +47 90077162
> > > > > #include <disclaimer.h>
> > > > > "Look at you hacker, panting and sweating as you run through my
> > > corridors.
> > > > > How can you challenge a perfect immortal machine?" -- SHODAN,
> System
> > > Shock
> > > > >
> > > --
> > > Curtis Jewell
> > > [email protected]
> > >
> > > %DCL-E-MEM-BAD, bad memory
> > > -VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears
> > >
> > > [I use PC-Alpine, which deliberately does not display colors and
> pictures
> > > in HTML mail]
> > >
> > >
> --
> Curtis Jewell
> [email protected]
>
> %DCL-E-MEM-BAD, bad memory
> -VMS-F-PDGERS, pudding between the ears
>
> [I use PC-Alpine, which deliberately does not display colors and pictures
> in HTML mail]
>
>