On 14/07/2012 16:23, John L. Poole wrote: > I've invested over 30 hours grappling with building the current high > watermark of Scribus 1.5 from within Subversion. I'm using Microsoft's > Visual > Studio Express 2010. > > I've learned that only one developer, Jean Ghali, within this project > does the Windows > build. I have not had any communication with Jean as yet. > > I haven't succeeded so far. I am at a point where all the dependencies > are built. That, in itself, was a very time consuming endeavor complicated > by the fact that I'm using the 2010 version of Microsoft's product instead > of the 2008. The 2008 project files had to be tweaked to adjust absolute > path values. And then, Microsoft changed the structure of their > project/solution > files between 2008 and 2010.
Out of interest, why are Microsoft tools used to build Scribus ? Surely the standard Linux gcc is used on other platforms ? Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore,MSc EDM (Open),B.A. Chem (Oxon),CMIOSH,CEnv,MIEMA,MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Registered Office: 181 Belper Road, Stanley Common, Ilkeston. DE7 6FT Company Reg: 4441097, VAT Number: 797 2239 85, MCS: ELC54087. Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Transition Training and Consultancy Energy Resilience Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
