On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 8:59 PM, Balint Seeber <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > I’ve been using GR on Linux for some time, and thought I’d compare its > performance on ‘that other’ OS. > > A few weeks ago I checked out the latest from the repo and managed to > compile all that could be compiled on Windows (7, 64-bit) using the latest > 32-bit release of MinGW/MSYS and its bundled packages. The unbuilt > components are those that explicitly require a different platform/build > environment (i.e. USRP2, gcell & related). Qt, wx, GTK and GL GUI > apps/components all work too (including GRC). > > The existing guide on the GR wiki > (http://gnuradio.org/redmine/wiki/gnuradio/MingwInstallMain) was an > excellent starting point, however additional source modification and > configuration was necessary (e.g. creation of PkgConfig files). > > Some simple tests with a USRP I indicated everything works well and performs > similarly to a Linux build – as you would expect! Linux still feels slightly > snappier though (WOW64?). There is also that issue where you have to > re-connect the USRP after the firmware has been programmed. > > I’m wondering how many people actually use GR under Windows? (I’m guessing > it’s a minority!) > > If it’s helpful to anyone, I can package up my build notes, .pc files and > patches, and put them online. > > Thanks for keeping GR (almost entirely) cross-platform! > > Balint
Balint, Good work! There have been a few people recently who have been having trouble getting GNU Radio built under Windows. If you would, please update the Wiki (u: guest p: gnuradio) with your additional steps so that we can get that working again. Thanks! Tom _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
