Réf. : RE: [Bug-gnubg] Building GNU for Windows

[Massimiliano . Maini]

>> I know NOTHING about compiling a program, though I'm not a
>> disaster with software in general. I'd like to be able to
>> build a Windows executable of GNUbg. Could someone provide me
>> with clear instructions on how to do this?
>>
>
>I've relied on Jon Kinsey's scripts for this, because I'm in the same
>boat as you when it comes to compiling.
>
>Unfortunately:
>A) His web page of instructions has been down since he moved ISP.
>B) His scripts are out of date since a recent reorganisation of the
>code. They won't compile the latest CVS copy.
>C) Jon is on holiday at the moment.
>
>He has said he will have a look at them when he gets back, when he has
>some time. I suggest waiting.

I can try to help here :

1) Download MINGW stuff at http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml and install
all
of them in the same directory (let's say D:\GNUBG-BUILD\MINGW). I've
downloaded
only current versions (not candidate ones) :
      mingw-runtime-3.9.tar.gz
      binutils-2.15.91-20040904-1.tar.gz
      mingw-utils-0.3.tar.gz
      gcc-core-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz
      gcc-g++-3.4.2-20040916-1.tar.gz
      mingw32-make-3.80.0-3.exe
      gdb-5.2.1-1.exe
      w32api-3.6.tar.gz

2) Download GTK at http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net/modules/news/ and
install
in the same directory you've installed the MINGW stuff
(D:\GNUBG-BUILD\MINGW).
I'm currently using :
      gtk-win32-devel-2.8.18-rc1.exe

3) You may want to install python 2.4.2 (www.python.org). If you don't, it
is
still possible to compile gnubg with python support (and of course to use
python
in the compiled gnubg) without installing python : I have to mail you an
archive
(py2.4.2-include.zip, containing some .h files).Unzip it somewhere (e.g. in
the
directory D:\GNUBG-BUILD).

4) Download latest (timestamp) snapshot at
http://www.acepoint.de/GnuBG/sources/
and unzip the archive in a directory (let's say D:\GNUBG-BUILD\GNUBG-CODE).
As an
alternative, you can checkout the code from the cvs repository.

5) You need some extra files that are located in 2 separate archives (I can
email
on request, but one of them is 8Mb) :
      - addtorepository.zip : some windows-specific files and scripts,
      - extrafiles.zip : weights, one/two sided databases and some dlls
Unzip the content of the two archives somewhere : this will create two
directories
(addtorepository and extrafiles). Move the content of the two directories
into the
same directory you unzipped the gnubg sources in
(D:\GNUBG-BUILD\GNUBG-CODE)

6) If you want to create windows distribs (I doubt), you have to download
InnoSetup
(http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php)

7) You have to declare some environment variables (under Win XP, right
click on
My Computer, then click on Properties, Advanced, Environment variables) :

GNUBG-SOURCE : directory where you have the gnubg code source (in my
example, this
               is d:\GNUBG-CODE)
GNUBG-MINGW  : directory where you have installed the MINGW/GTK stuff
(D:\MINGW)
GNUBG-PYTHON : directory where you have installed Python 2.4.2 or, if you
didn't
               install Python, use the directory you've unzipped my python
               archive in (e.g. D:\GNUBG-BUILD\Python 2.4.2)
GNUBG-IS     : directory where InnoSetup is installed (optional)

8) If all went ok, you just have to open a DOS shell and go to the
directory where
the gnubg code is (D:\GNUBG-BUILD\GNUBG-CODE). Check that you have there
the
'PythonLib' and 'winbuild' directories (if not, something went wrong). Go
into
winbuild directory, and run the script 'build_gnubg_all.bat'. This will
take a
while, but at the end you should have the executables :
      gnubg-gui-py-sse.exe
      gnubg-gui-py-sse-debug.exe
      gnubg-nogui-py-sse.exe
      gnubg-nogui-py-sse-debug.exe
in the D:\GNUBG-BUILD\GNUBG-CODE directory (you can just delete the
*-debug.exe ones).
The files build-out.txt and build-err.txt contain the compiler output and
errors.

9) In order to run them, you must use the 'run-gnubg.bat' script (located
in the
D:\GNUBG-BUILD\GNUBG-CODE\winbuild directory). Go into that directory and
type
'run-gnubg.bat gnubg-gui-py-sse.exe'.


That should do it.

MaX.

P.S.
the ones insterested in doing this, please email me directly so that I can
mail
you the 3 necessary archives.

P.P.S.
Useful to sort out DLL problems : http://www.dependencywalker.com/