On 10/29/2012 06:27 PM, Glynn Clements wrote:
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Also, we don't currently provide 64-bit GRASS binaries for Windows, so you'd need to build it from source with a compiler that can produce 64-bit executables (and you'll need 64-bit versions of all of the relevant libraries). The last time I checked, MingGW-64 was still quite unstable, although I don't know if that has changed since. The build system doesn't support compiling with MSVC (and the free edition doesn't support building 64-bit binaries).
True. And it's a beast to install and to get all the libs and header files into place. However, the situation is improving continuously. I have documented my efforts (trying to compile a GRASS 6.4.3 distro with minimal dependencies for use via SEXTANTE in gvSIG) here: http://gvsigce.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Development_and_releases. It's incomplete (I have not been successful at compiling a complete 64 bit binary set on Windows so far), but maybe it will be of some use. I believe that it is possible to compile 64 bit binaries with MSVC, after downloading some additional packages: http://support.brainvoyager.com/available-tools/52-matlab-tools-bvxqtools/339-how-to-get-a-64-bit-compiler-under-windows-to-use-with-matlab.html However, I am not sure it's worth the trouble: MS change their free MSVC policies and front-ends all the time. It seems a safer bet to me that MingGW-64 will mature soon enough. Cheers, Ben -- Benjamin Ducke {*} Geospatial Consultant {*} GIS Developer [email protected] _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
