Re: [wxperl-users] wxPerl on wxX11 ?

[Mattia B. \<mattia\.barbon\@libero\.it\> <mat...@li...>]

> --- John Ralls <jr...@ce...> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On Jul 11, 2006, at 5:31 PM, Sergei Steshenko wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > is it possible to compile wxPerl on wxX11 rather than on wxGTK ?
> > >
> > > If yes, will it be functional ?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >   Sergei.
> > 
> > If wxX11 works (which is to say, if you can build it and run some of =
 
> > the samples), then wxPerl will work fine with it. wxPerl doesn't care=
  
> > about what build of wx it is linked against as long as the build work=
s.
> > 
> > I'm curious why would you prefer to run wxX11 instead of wxGTK? Do  
> > you really like the Motif look and feel?

  wxX11 can _emulate_ Win32 and GTK look&feel.

> Well, my machine is not too fast (AthlonXP 1900+), and the GUI I'm goin=
g to build is
> intended for a very heavy real time audio application, so I want the li=
ghtest
> possible GUI implementation.

  wxGTK is (IMHO) much lighter than wxX11 in terms of CPU; it depends on =
more libraries, but this usually isn't a problem. Most important for me:
wxGTK is much more stable.
 
> I did build wxX11, though Motiff was not specified:
> 
> "
> Configured wxWidgets 2.6.3 for `i686-pc-linux-gnu'
> 
>   Which GUI toolkit should wxWidgets use?                 x11
>   Should wxWidgets be compiled into single library?       no
>   Should wxWidgets be compiled in debug mode?             no
>   Should wxWidgets be linked as a shared library?         yes
>   Should wxWidgets be compiled in Unicode mode?           no
>   What level of wxWidgets compatibility should be enabled?
>                                        wxWidgets 2.2      no
>                                        wxWidgets 2.4      yes
>   Which libraries should wxWidgets use?
>                                        jpeg               sys
>                                        png                sys
>                                        regex              sys
>                                        tiff               sys
>                                        xpm                yes
>                                        zlib               sys
>                                        odbc               no
>                                        expat              sys
>                                        libmspack          no
>                                        sdl                no
>                                        gnomeprint         no
>                                        hildon             no
> ".
> 
> I haven't tried a demo of it yet. Can't even find any binary under
> demos - just sources.

  You need to 'make' demos and samples separately.
(cd demos && make; cd samples && make).

> Does absence of Motiff matter from the point of view compatibility
> with Perl ?

  No.

Regards
Mattia