On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:47:57 +0100, Daniel Gorín <dgo...@dc.uba.ar> wrote:
> Hi > > I wanted to try StyledTextControl (stc) on wxHaskell. It didn't work > right out of the box for me (test applications would die with obscure > messages) and I couldn't find online help on what I was doing wrong. > > Eventually, I managed to make it work (or at least now simple test > applications don't die (tested on os x only)) and although it took me > a while to figure it out, all you have to do is: > > i) ensure you enable support for stc when building wxwidgets (passing > --with-stc to configure) > ii) use flag --ghc-options=-DwxUSE_STC=1 when installing wxcore > (apparently, it is not being defined anymore in wx/setup.h) > iii) use $(wx-config --libs std,stc) when linking > > Now, I really don't know if this was a known issue, if I stumbled with > a documentation problem, or a configuration bug in the cabalized > wxhaskell, all/none of the above or what. My impression is that it is > mostly a configuration problem and I thought I might send a patch for > wxcore/Setup.hs, but I'm not sure if this is the case or even what the > status of stc is wrt wxhaskell (I think I saw a mail from November > where it was suggested that stc would be moved to a separate package). > > So, the question is, is there something I can do to help other people > having a merrier experience trying stc next time? :) For one thing, you could write this information in a HaskellWiki page. Regards, Henk-Jan van Tuyl -- http://Van.Tuyl.eu/ http://members.chello.nl/hjgtuyl/tourdemonad.html -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ wxhaskell-devel mailing list wxhaskell-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wxhaskell-devel
