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Re: [wxlua-users] how to build wxLua for Linux
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From: Ildar M. <ild...@gm...> - 2018-01-26 06:39:24
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Wow! that's complicated! May I suggest using pre-built wx.so (BTW, no installation needed) from ZBS <http://studio.zerobrane.com/> or its build script <https://github.com/pkulchenko/ZeroBraneStudio/blob/master/build/build-linux.sh> ? Best regards, Ildar. пт, 26 янв. 2018 г. в 5:25, <wxl...@sp...>: > > For Windows, there's a precompiled binary that works out of the box. > But six month ago, I wanted to release a Linux version of one of my wxLua > project. > wxLua is too a tiny project to enter a well maintained package repository, > so I had to rebuild from source. > It took me a whole day, from 6 to 22, without even that much pause > inbetween. > While I won't doubt more clever folk could do it more easily, for the > record I felt like sharing how I eventually managed: > > > How to compile wxLua for Linux, as of 27/05/2017: > Tested under a mostly fresh Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca > > Get some tools: > Compiler: > sudo apt-get install gcc > sudo apt-get install g++ > Source control: > sudo apt-get install git > sudo apt-get install svn > Text editor: > notepadqq is the closest clone of notepad++ (which is my favorite Windows > editor): > sudo add-apt-repository ppa:notepadqq-team/notepadqq > sudo apt-get update > sudo apt-get install notepadqq > Some diffing tool: > sudo apt-get install meld > > > Get the build dependencies: > To build lua: > sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev > sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev > To build wxWidgets > sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev > And maybe (but best not to even try "media"): > sudo apt-get install gstreamer1.0 > sudo apt-get install libgstreamer1.0-dev > sudo apt-get install libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev > Prolly not needed, but somebody mentioned them: > libgconf2-dev > libgconfmm2.6-devel > > > wxLua already contains source of Lua 5.1 and Lua 5.2, > but if you want to get Lua source from a more official source: > download .tar.gz from https://www.lua.org/ftp/ > untargz, and: make linux > To test Lua: > cd ./src/lua > print(_VERSION) -- or whatever Lua command > os.exit() -- or plain CTRL+C > > > Get and build wxWidgets 3.1.0 > svn checkout http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk > wxWidgets-src > As of now, it's revision 78524, so, the same as: > svn checkout -r 78524 http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/trunk > wxWidgets-src > These other source also exist but I didn't use them > svn checkout > http://svn.wxwidgets.org/svn/wx/wxWidgets/branches/WX_2_8_BRANCH > wxWidgets-2.8 > git clone https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets.git > It's best to build in a subfolder rather than in root: > cd wxWidgets-src > mkdir buildgtk > cd buildgtk > Build (well, configure) with: > ../configure --with-gtk --disable-shared --enable-compat28 > --enable-stc --enable-richtext --enable-clipboard --with-libpng=builtin > --with-zlib=builtin --with-expat=builtin > To list all possible options: > ../configure --help > Do not forget --enable-compat28 that is important for wxLua, or else it > can't find some function > Do not forget --with-libpng=builtin or it'll fail on newer Ubuntu that > don't ship with libpng12.so but libpng16-16.so > Do not use --enable-monolithic that cause weird issue later when linking > with wxLua (ex: https://forums.wxwidgets.org/viewtopic.php?t=33364 ) > Do not use --enable-mediactrl, not only it has many dependencies > (gstreamer), but even they're all installed, there are issues at a later > stage > Build (actually build) with: > sudo make install > sudo ldconfig > You can check version with: > wx-config --version > > > Get and build wxLua: > svn checkout > https://wxlua.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/wxlua/trunk/wxLua wxLua-src > As of now, it's revision 252, so, the same as: > svn checkout -r 252 https://svn.code.sf.net/p/wxlua/svn/trunk/wxLua > wxLua-src > There is also a more recent, which I didn't dare to try: > git clone https://github.com/pkulchenko/wxlua.git > Make a sym link from /modules/lua-5.1/ into /modules/lua/ > cd modules > ln -s lua-5.1 lua > cd .. > Plain copy the include of lua to wxLua cause it can't find them > from /modules/lua/src/ to /modules/wxlua so: > cp modules/lua/src/*.h modules/wxlua/ > In /wxLua-src/build/Makefile_wx-config.in > Remove media from line 54: > WXLIBS_NAMES = stc,gl,media,aui,xrc,qa,html,adv,core,xml,net,base > changed to: > WXLIBS_NAMES = stc,gl,aui,xrc,qa,html,adv,core,xml,net,base > Comment the first APPEXTRALIBS and modify the second to remove STC_LIB > and WXXRC_LIB: > APPEXTRALIBS := -L$(WXLIB_DIR) $(WXLIB_DIR)/lib$(WXLUA_LIB).a > $(LUA_LIBS) > Note: you can see that they are missing by using in that makefile*.in > stuff like > $(info WXLIB_DIR=$(WXLIB_DIR)) > $(info WXLUA_LIB=$(WXLUA_LIB)) > $(info STC_LIB=$(STC_LIB)) > $(info WXXRC_LIB=$(WXXRC_LIB)) > $(info LUA_LIBS=$(LUA_LIBS)) > Start compiling (from wxLua-src) > make -f Makefile.wx-config > If fails to finds its own libwxlua_*.a > Well, plain copy them where it looks for them: > sudo cp lib/*.a /usr/local/lib/ > Retry > make -f Makefile.wx-config > It fails. > Compile wxluafreeze_app specifically, as it's all that really matters: > make -f Makefile.wx-config wxluafreeze_app > It fails to find all the .o it needs, with lots of undefined reference to > wxLuaBinding_wx*_init() > But it gives us the g++ commandline to build it! > So, modify it to point it to where they are: > cd apps/wxluafreeze/ > g++ -o wxLuaFreeze *.o ../../modules/wxbind/src/*.o > ../../modules/wxlua/debugger/*.o ../../modules/wxlua/debug/*.o > -L/usr/local/lib -pthread /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_stc-3.1.a > /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_gl-3.1.a /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_aui-3.1.a > /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_xrc-3.1.a /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_qa-3.1.a > /usr/local/lib/libwx_baseu_net-3.1.a /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_html-3.1.a > /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_adv-3.1.a /usr/local/lib/libwx_gtk2u_core-3.1.a > /usr/local/lib/libwx_baseu_xml-3.1.a /usr/local/lib/libwx_baseu-3.1.a > -lwxscintilla-3.1 -lGL -lGLU -pthread -lgthread-2.0 -lX11 -lXxf86vm -lSM > -lgtk-x11-2.0 -lgdk-x11-2.0 -latk-1.0 -lgio-2.0 -lpangoft2-1.0 > -lpangocairo-1.0 -lgdk_pixbuf-2.0 -lcairo -lpango-1.0 -lfontconfig > -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0 -lfreetype -lpng -lexpat -lwxregexu-3.1 > -lwxtiff-3.1 -lwxjpeg-3.1 -lz -ldl -lm -ldl -Wl,--rpath > -Wl,/home/bob/wxLua/wxLua-src/lib -L/usr/local/lib > /usr/local/lib/libwxlua_gtk2u_wxlua-3.1.a ../../lib/liblua.a > /usr/local/lib/libwxpng-3.1.a > Hopefully at this point you have just succesfully compiled wxLuaFreeze > Get the wxLuaFreeze from /wxLua-src/apps/wxlua > Try it alone > ./wxLuaFreeze > Try it with a script: > ./wxLuaFreeze KPL_vXX.wx.lua > > But then when you try with a script appended at the end of wxLuaFreeze > nothing happens > To fix that, edit wxluafreeze.cpp to use some wxString::From8BitData(..) > when creating a wxString from the const char* > > Also, newer Ubuntu use libpng16-16 instead of libpng12.so, so to fix that: > add --with-libpng=builtin to wxWidgets ./configure > add /usr/local/lib/libwxpng-3.1.a to the g++ compile of wxLuaFreeze > > > When cleaning up, please note that parts of wxWidgets and wxLua are > installed in /usr/local/lib/ > which cannot be written by regular user. > To get a root explorer use something like: > sudo nemo > > To verify the shared library used by an executable: ldd ./wxLuaFreeze > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > wxlua-users mailing list > wxl...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wxlua-users > -- Ildar Mulyukov, child of God email: ild...@gm... 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