> > The files config.h-msvc8 and config.h-msvc90 are necessary for a > > windows build but are now in .gitignore making them inaccessible. > > Natively windows has no method to generate these files from the .in > > files, although this is probably possible by installing Perl, and GNU > > versions of autoconf and automake. - and then learning how to use them ! > > > > Could they be put back into the normal distribution path? > It was me, who put them into gitignore because these files are created > from the respective *.in files during the build. > Maybe I am wrong, but if these files are created from some other > sources, they don't belong under source control but the source files do. > > If I understand the current setup correctly, a run of autogen.sh and > configure is required to create the config.h-msvcxx files from the .in files > before a windows build can run. > > I think it is very unfortunate that some *nix system has to run a > configure script to generate the files needed for a windows build, put > them into the source control system to be accessible for windows users. > > Maybe Frederic can chime in here with a better idea of how to solve > this?
I originally included config.h-msvcxx in the autoconf system because there was a long track record of releases made with the wrong version in these files. autoconf is only used to substitute @VERSION@ by the right one. No need of perl or something else, just copy the .in file and replace @VERSION@ by a string, ideally the right version number ;-) If someone is able to alter the project file to autogen this file with the good version number, under Windows, without requiring additional tools, go ahead... Regards, -Fred -- Frédéric Bouvier http://my.fotolia.com/frfoto/ Photo gallery - album photo http://www.youtube.com/user/fgfred64 Videos ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
