Author: matt Date: 2010-10-26 03:31:44 -0700 (Tue, 26 Oct 2010) New Revision: 7748 Log: New documentation for compiling and using FLTK on MSWindows. Still need to merge with original documentation.
Added: branches/branch-1.3/README.MSWindows.txt Modified: branches/branch-1.3/README.OSX.txt Added: branches/branch-1.3/README.MSWindows.txt =================================================================== --- branches/branch-1.3/README.MSWindows.txt (rev 0) +++ branches/branch-1.3/README.MSWindows.txt 2010-10-26 10:31:44 UTC (rev 7748) @@ -0,0 +1,281 @@ +README.MSWindows.txt - 2010-10-25 - Building FLTK under Microsoft Windows +------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + + + CONTENTS +========== + + 1 INTRODUCTION + 2 HOW TO BUILD FLTK USING MinGW + 2.1 Prerequisites + 2.2 Downloading and Unpacking + 2.3 Configuring FLTK + 2.4 Building FLTK + 2.5 Testing FLTK + 2.6 Installing FLTK + 2.7 Creating new Projects + 3 HOW TO BUILD FLTK USING VISUAL STUDIO 2008 + 3.1 Prerequisites + 3.2 Downloading and Unpacking + 3.3 Configuring FLTK + 3.4 Building FLTK + 3.5 Testing FLTK + 3.6 Installing FLTK + 3.7 Creating new Projects + 4 DOCUMENT HISTORY + + + INTRODUCTION +============== + +FLTK currently supports the following development environments on the Microsoft +Windows platform: + + - MinGW gnu command line tools + - CygWin gnu command line tools + - VisualStudio 2008 + - VisualStudio 2010 + +CAUTION: Libraries built by any of these environments can not be mixed! + + + HOW TO BUILD FLTK USING MinGW +=============================== + + + Prerequisites +--------------- + +In order to build FLTK from the command line, you need to install the MinGW +environment from www,mingw.org. The graphical installer " mingw-get-inst" can be +downloaded here for free: + + http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started + +Launch the installer and follow the instructions. In the "Select Components" +dialog, add "C++ Compiler", "MSYS Basic System", and "MinGW Develoepr Toolkit". +Wait for the installer to finish. + +After downloading and installing, you need to launch the MinGW Shell through +the Start menu. + + + Downloading and Unpacking +--------------------------- + +Download FLTK from here: + + http://www.fltk.org/software.php + +into your home folder. The default location as seen from MSWindows is similar to + + C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\home\matt\ + +If you are familiar with "subversion" and like to stay current with you version, +you will find the subversion access parameters at the bottom of that page. +Unpack FLTK into a convinient location. I like to have everything in my dev +directory: + + cd + mkdir dev + cd dev + tar xvfz fltk-1.3.xxxx.tar.gz + cd fltk-1.3.xxxx + + + Configuring FLTK +------------------ + +Stay in your FLTK source-code directory. Type: + + autoconf + +Now configure your FLTK installation: + + ./configure + +ADVANCED: type "./configure --help" to get a complete list of optional +configurations parameters. These should be pretty self-explenatory. Some +more details can be found in README. +:END_ADVANCED + +The configuration script will check your machine for the required resources +which should all have been part of your MinGW installation. Review the +Configuration Summary, maybe take some notes. + + + Building FLTK +--------------- + +Now this is easy. Stay in your FLTK source-code directory and type: + + make + +The entire FLTK toolkit including many test programs will be built for you. No +warnings should appear. + +(actually, as of Oct 25 2010, quite a lot of warnings related to suggested +parentheses and others will appear, this is normal and will be fixed. The linker +will also spit out a lbunch of warnings for every program linked. This needs to +be fixed. Lastly, there is no generator for man pages in MinGW) + + + Testing FLTK +-------------- + +After a successful build, you can test FLTK's capabilities: + + test/demo + + + Installing FLTK +----------------- + +If you did not change any of the configuration settings, FLTK will be installed +in "/usr/local/include" and "/usr/local/lib" by typing + + make install + +It is possible to install FLTK in user space by changing the installation path +to a location within the user account by adding the "--prefix=PREFIX" parameter +to the "./configure" command. + + + Creating new Projects +----------------------- + +FLTK provides a neat script named "fltk-config" that can provide all the flags +needed to build FLTK applications using the same flags that were used to build +the library itself. Running "fltk-config" without arguments will print a list +options. The easiest call to compile an FLTK application from a single source +file is: + + fltk-config --compile myProgram.cxx + +"fltk-config" and "fluid" will be installed in "/usr/local/bin/" by default. I +recommend that you add it to the command search path. + + + + HOW TO BUILD FLTK USING VISUAL STUDIO 2008 +============================================ + + + Prerequisites +--------------- + +In order to build FLTK from within VisualStudio 2008, you need to install the +VisualC developer environment from the Microsoft web site. The Express edition +is free of charge and sufficient to develop FLTK applications: + + http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/ + +You must make sure that at least VisualStudio 2008 Service Pack 1 is installed +or building FLTK on a multicore CPU will be very painful! + + + Downloading and Unpacking +--------------------------- + +Download FLTK from here: + + http://www.fltk.org/software.php + +If you are familiar with "subversion" and like to stay current with you version, +you will find the subversion access parameters at the bottom of that page. + +Unpack FLTK by using an appropriate unpacker and copy the new folder into a +convenient location. I have set up a "dev" folder in my home folder for all my +projects. + + + Configuring FLTK +------------------ + +Launch VisualStudio. Open the project file in + + .../fltk-1.3.xxxx/ide/VisualC2008/fltk.sln + +Choose "Debug" or "Release" mode from the "Solution Configurations" menu. + + + Building FLTK +--------------- + +Use the context menu of the "demo" project to "Set as StartUp Project". Then +select "Build Solution" from the "Build" menu or press F7 to build all +libraries. + +VisualC 2008 has a bug that messes up building a Solution on multicore CPUs. +Make sure that Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 is installed or, as a +workaround, set the "maximum number of parallel project builds" to 1 (Tools > +Options > Projects and Solutions > Build and Run > maximum number of parallel +project builds). + + + Testing FLTK +-------------- + +Select "Start Debugging" form the "Debug" menu or "" from the "" menu or just +press F5 to run the Demo program. Use "Demo" to explore all test programs. + + + Installing FLTK +----------------- + +The default location for VisualC 2008 libraries and headers is here: + + C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC + +It is possible to move the FLTK libraries, headers, and Fluid into the +respective subdirectories, so that they are available for future development +without adding link and include paths to the solution. + + copy the entire FL directory into the include path + + copy all .lib files from the fltk lib directory to the VC lib directory + + copy fluid/fluid.exe to the bin directory + +I highly discourace using dll's (dynamically linking libraries) on MSWindows +because they will require an installation process and likely cause version +conflicts. Use the static .lib libraries instead. + + + Creating new Projects +----------------------- + +This chapter assumes that libraries and headers are copied into + + C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC + +Create a new project of type "General", "Empty Project". Open the Project +Properties dialog and add "WIN32" in the Preprocessor Definitions (Configuration +Properties > C/C++ > Preprocessor > Preprocessor Definitions). + +Now add "Comctl32.lib" and all the LFKT libraries that you will need (at least +"fltk.lib") to Additional Dependencies (Configuration Properties > Linker > +Additional Dependencies). + +Add a simple C++ file with a few FLTK commands and run it with F5. + +You can also include .fl resources: add a new Hedare file to you project, but +let the name end in .fl. Right-click and select "Open with...". Add "fluid.exe" +from the "bin" directory and set it as the default editor. + +To automatically compile .fl files, open the Properties editor and set the +Custom Build Steps to: + + Command Line: fluid.exe -c $(InputPath) + Description: Compiling Fluid .fl file + Outputs: $(InputDir)$(InputName).cxx; $(InputDir)$(InputName).h + +Now add the generated .cxx file to your project as well. Whenever the .fl file +is changed, the corresponding .cxx file will be recompiled. + + + DOCUMENT HISTORY +================== + +Oct 25 2010 - matt: restructured entire document and verified instructions Modified: branches/branch-1.3/README.OSX.txt =================================================================== --- branches/branch-1.3/README.OSX.txt 2010-10-26 10:31:23 UTC (rev 7747) +++ branches/branch-1.3/README.OSX.txt 2010-10-26 10:31:44 UTC (rev 7748) @@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ http://www.fltk.org/software.php -If you are familiar with "subversion" and like to stay current with you version, -you will find the subversion access parameters at the bottom of that page. -Unpack FLTK into a convinient location. I like to have everything in my dev -directory: +If you are familiar with "subversion" and like to stay current with your +version, you will find the subversion access parameters at the bottom of that +page. Unpack FLTK into a convinient location. I like to have everything in my +dev directory: cd mkdir dev @@ -176,8 +176,10 @@ http://www.fltk.org/software.php -If you are familiar with "subversion" and like to stay current with you version, -you will find the subversion access parameters at the bottom of that page. +If you are familiar with "subversion" and like to stay current with your +version, you will find the subversion access parameters at the bottom of that +page. You can use the SCM system that is built into Xcode. + Unpack FLTK by double-clicking it and copy the new folder into a convenient location. I have set up a "dev" folder in my home folder for all my projects. @@ -284,10 +286,11 @@ sudo cp ide/Xcode3/fluid.pbfilespec /Library/Application\ Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode/Specifications/ -Open Xcoe preferences and select the File Types tab. Find the "sourcecode.fluid" -entry in "file > text > sourcecode" and set the external editor to Fluid. When -radding ".fl" files, set the File Type in the Info dialog to "sourcecode.fluid" -and Xcode will edit your fil in Fluid when double-clicking. +Open Xcode preferences and select the File Types tab. Find the +"sourcecode.fluid" entry in "file > text > sourcecode" and set the external +editor to Fluid. When radding ".fl" files, set the File Type in the Info dialog +to "sourcecode.fluid" and Xcode will edit your fil in Fluid when +double-clicking. - More _______________________________________________ fltk-commit mailing list [email protected] http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/fltk-commit
