Jon, In the root of the source files there is a file called: windows-build.txt
You should read through that, it gives help to avoid most of the problems you reported so far. -- Mark Miesfeld On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Sahananda (Jon) Wolfers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alright, now I get: > > D:\orxSVN\interpreter-3.x\trunk>makeorx DEBUG > 'svn' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > Executing in a svn working copy, but could not determine the svn revision > number. > Do NOT use this environment for a release build. > > Building Open Object REXX for Windows - Debug Version > 'killer' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > Building Rexxapi.. > 'NMAKE' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > ***! Error occured !** : build halted > > There is an nmake.exe in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\bin\. I > don't know if this has to be added to the path. I installed the SDK some > time ago when Mark was showing me what he had done with resource files. > Perhaps it is back-level? I'm not sure how to tell. > > Jon > > > > 2008/7/14 Rick McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> By default, all of the output from the build is written to the file >> Win32dbg\build.log, so you can look in there to see what failed. You >> might want to disable that, since you're not working any of the C++ >> compile problems. Set the environment variable NO_BUILD_LOG to any >> value to have it go to the console. >> >> Rick >> >> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 7:14 AM, Sahananda (Jon) Wolfers >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > OK, I put the leading '\' on and got as far as the error message below. >> > >> > C:\oorexx>c:\buildorx >> > >> > C:\oorexx>d: >> > >> > D:\>cd "D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk" >> > >> > D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk>set SRC_DRV=D: >> > >> > D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk>set SRC_DIR="\My >> > Documents\ >> > ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk\" >> > >> > D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk>makeorx DEBUG >> > 'svn' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> > operable program or batch file. >> > Executing in a svn working copy, but could not determine the svn >> > revision >> > number. >> > Do NOT use this environment for a release build. >> > >> > Building Open Object REXX for Windows - Debug Version >> > 'killer' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> > operable program or batch file. >> > Building Rexxapi.. >> > ***! Error occured !** : build halted >> > >> > I shall have to find out how to move my repository. I've tried a simple >> > cut >> > & paste and it is chuntering away - we shall see if that works when it >> > has >> > finished. >> > >> > cheers, >> > >> > Jon >> > >> > >> > >> > 2008/7/14 Rick McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >> Does it just terminate with nothing else at that point? I've never >> >> seen it do that before. The messages about svn and killer are benign, >> >> and not a problem. I've never run the Express C++ before, but with >> >> visual studio, there's a batch file that needs to be run to set up the >> >> environment variables for the compile. >> >> >> >> However, I suspect the problem might be as simple as needing a leading >> >> "\" on your SRC_DIR environment variable. I'm also a little nervous >> >> about the spaces in the path name. I'm not sure anybody has ever done >> >> a build using a path with spaces, and it could cause some unexpected >> >> problems at some stage. >> >> >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Sahananda (Jon) Wolfers >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Game to try it out. Without having made any changes to >> >> > coreclasses.orx >> >> > at >> >> > this point. First build said I needed to set SRC_DIR & SRC_DRV >> >> > environment >> >> > variables, so I wrote this little batch file: >> >> > >> >> >> d: >> >> >> cd "D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk" >> >> >> set SRC_DRV=D: >> >> >> set SRC_DIR="My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk\" >> >> >> makeorx DEBUG >> >> > >> >> > Some sort of success, this is what I see in the console: >> >> >> >> >> >> C:\oorexx>c:\buildorx >> >> >> >> >> >> C:\oorexx>d: >> >> >> >> >> >> D:\>cd "D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk" >> >> >> >> >> >> D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk>set SRC_DRV=D: >> >> >> >> >> >> D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk>set SRC_DIR="My >> >> >> Documents\o >> >> >> oRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk\" >> >> >> >> >> >> D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk>makeorx DEBUG >> >> >> 'svn' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> >> >> operable program or batch file. >> >> >> Executing in a svn working copy, but could not determine the svn >> >> >> revision >> >> >> number. >> >> >> Do NOT use this environment for a release build. >> >> >> >> >> >> Building Open Object REXX for Windows - Debug Version >> >> >> 'killer' is not recognized as an internal or external command, >> >> >> operable program or batch file. >> >> >> The system cannot find the path specified. >> >> >> >> >> >> D:\My Documents\ooRexx Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk\My >> >> >> Documents\ooRexx >> >> >> Project >> >> >> \interpreter-3.x\trunk>c:\buildorx >> >> > >> >> > Am I starting off in the wrong directory perhaps? >> >> > >> >> > thanks, >> >> > >> >> > Jon >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > 2008/7/14 Rick McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> You don't actually need to move the newly built files into your >> >> >> rexx_home to use this. Just CD into "..\trunk\Win32dbg" after the >> >> >> build and you should be able to run the new rexx version directly >> >> >> from >> >> >> there without having to touch your installed one. Do a "taskkill /F >> >> >> /IM rxapi.exe" to kill the existing rxapi process, then "rexx -v" to >> >> >> verify you have the new version. You'll want to do another taskkill >> >> >> when you're done working with the new build so your default setup >> >> >> picks up the matching version. >> >> >> >> >> >> Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:00 AM, Sahananda (Jon) Wolfers >> >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> > OK, I have the C++ compiler installed together with SP1. All went >> >> >> > smoothly >> >> >> > using the Windows installers, except it made me register, but then >> >> >> > refers to >> >> >> > the GUI for entering the key, but I dont appear to have a GUI, >> >> >> > just a >> >> >> > command line utility. Anyway, I have saved the key and will use >> >> >> > it >> >> >> > if/when >> >> >> > the software complains. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I have tortoise SVN loaded with the repository root at D:\My >> >> >> > Documents\ooRexx Project\ >> >> >> > I have rexx 3.2.0 loaded with rexx_home at c:\oorexx >> >> >> > >> >> >> > What I think I have to do next is: >> >> >> > a) make changes to the versioned file at D:\My Documents\ooRexx >> >> >> > Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk\kernel\RexxClasses\coreclasses.orx >> >> >> > b) change directory to D:\My Documents\ooRexx >> >> >> > Project\interpreter-3.x\trunk >> >> >> > c) type "makeorx DEBUG" >> >> >> > d) if the make succeeds I will have an ooRexx build somewhere that >> >> >> > I >> >> >> > will >> >> >> > have to move into rexx_home >> >> >> > That seems like enough steps for now. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > does that sound more or less right? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > thanks, >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Jon >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > 2008/7/13 Mark Miesfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 11:14 AM, Mark Miesfeld >> >> >> >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Here is link to get Visual C++ 2005: >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/express/2005/download/default.aspx# >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > on that page you have to look closely at the different >> >> >> >> > selections, >> >> >> >> > they kind of blend together. Be sure you select C++ and not >> >> >> >> > say >> >> >> >> > C#. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Jon, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On that page, below the download buttons is some move detail on >> >> >> >> what >> >> >> >> you need to do. You should also install the service pack 1. >> >> >> >> There >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> an install update for Vista. You don't need that and I would >> >> >> >> skip >> >> >> >> that. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Then, of course, you also need to install the Platform SDK. >> >> >> >> There >> >> >> >> is >> >> >> >> a link on the page to instructions for installing the SDK. On >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> page for the SDK, it lists a bunch of steps for updating some >> >> >> >> stuff >> >> >> >> in >> >> >> >> Visual C++. That stuff is only needed if you are going to be >> >> >> >> using >> >> >> >> 'Projects' from within Visual C++. Since you will be building >> >> >> >> using >> >> >> >> the command line, I would not fool with stuff for now. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I just saw that Dave posted a link to get the ISO image. I would >> >> >> >> get >> >> >> >> the ISO image if you can burn your own CDs. It gives you better >> >> >> >> control. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Here's a link to the SDK ISO image. I think it is easier to >> >> >> >> install >> >> >> >> Visual C++ from CD and then install the SDK from CD. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E15438AC-60BE-41BD-AA14-7F1E0F19CA0D&displaylang=en >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Mark Miesfeld >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! >> >> >> > Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source >> >> >> > project, >> >> >> > along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic >> >> >> > lameness >> >> >> > and boredom. 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