[Wxlua-users] Re: wxLua on win32

[Francesco M. <f18...@ya...>]

Hi,

klaas.holwerda ha scritto:
> Francesco Montorsi wrote:
>> More generally this problem (listed as #1 in my "Remaining problems" 
>> mail) can be solved only using configure checks at run-time, IMO.
>> This is because while all other features presence can be 
>> auto-recognized using wxUSE_* symbols, contrib libs and 3rd party code 
>> cannot.
>> What do you think ?
> 
> 
> Why not just put it in install.html. wxWidgets its contrib organization 
> is no good, that is the problem.
> If one compromizes because others are unable to organize the stuff, that 
> is a bit weird.
you are referring to my proposal of making wxStyledTextCtrl as optional, 
right ?
well, I think it would be a nice thing but I do agree that's not 
strictly required once we document in install.html that one needs to:

-> on win32, open contrib/build/stc/stc.dsw and build it
    (or do the same with makefiles)
-> on linux, go to contrib/src/stc and use
     make install

Still, it would be nice to have a fallback.
And surely we need to check for it in configure script, at least on Unix.


> If this is really such an issue, there is always a thirdparty libs 
> trick, meaning copy it in CVS and use it, if not available somewhere else.
that could be a choice.
John, what do you propose ?


> There is also wxstedit which is needed.
I didn't know that.
It's from wxCode. I'm trying to build it; I'll let you know.
Anyway on Unix it would be easy to check for its presence using the 
AM_WXCODE_CHECKFOR_COMPONENT I created in wxcode.m4 macro file.



> Just stop configure if certain things are not available/installed, and 
> tell what is needed.
I prefer those configure which instead of stopping warn you that the 
feature X is not available and provide a fallback for it :)

Francesco