Re: GNUstep on win32: compile and link issues

[Alex Perez]

Mike Powell wrote:
> Hello, first time post...
>
> I write win32 C++ code would like to learn the feel of objective-C and the 
> NextStep Framework.  After a day of surfing, downloading, compiling and 
> installing GNUstep-base-1.10.1-gui-0.9.4.exe, I understand the basics of 
> building GNUstep based applications on the win32+mingw platform and can compile 
> and link many of the example GUI programs found in gnustep-examples-1.0.0.  I 
> cannot, however, get either Gorm 0.9.2 or ProjectCenter 0.4.2 to link due to 
> dllwrap.exe and/or dlltool.exe (I think). Please see compiler output at the end 
> of this post for details related to my attempt to compile and link Gorm.

This is a known issue, and is related to the way -make uses 
dlltool/dllwrap. It's in the process of being fixed, practically as we 
speak. Stay tuned; Do not lose interest, I beg of you.
> Question 1: Has has anyone gotten either Gorm or ProjectCenter to compile and 
> run in the new win32 base-1.10.1+gui-0.9.4 environment?

At least one person has, yes, and he was the author of the patch to 
-make which moves away from using dlltool and moves towards using gcc 
and nm directly.

> Question 2: I notice there is recent win32 development activity.  Should 
> potential win32 users and wanna-be developers just hold tight?

Yes, but please, it's important for people who have tried win32 and are 
waiting for the fixes to be applies to make noise, because otherwise 
there's no way for the devs, most of whom live in the non-win32 world, 
to realize that there really /is/ a demand/need for good, solid 
GNUstep-win32 compatibility.
> Thanks, GNUstep on win32 looks very promising.
Indeed it does!