Re: [wxperl-users] how to build wxPerl from sources using Alien-wxWidgets-0.22

[Sergei S. <ser...@ya...>]

Mattia,

thanks for your reply, please see my questions inline.

--- Mattia Barbon <mat...@li...> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:57:55 -0700 (PDT)
> Sergei Steshenko <ser...@ya...> wrote:
> 
>   Hi,
> 
> > I'm trying to build wxPerl from sources (wxGTK-2.6.3 is already built by my tool),
> > and I am confused.
> > 
> > Where can I find step by step instruction how to build wxPerl from sources using
> > Alien-wxWidgets-0.22 ?
> > 
> > Do I just follow the instructions in Wx-0.57/README.txt file, which are:
> > 
> > "
> > perl Makefile.PL
> > make
> > make test
> > make install
> > "
> > 
> > ?
> > 
> > Do I have to call methods of Alien-wxWidgets-0.22 ? wxGTK-2.6.3 is located in a
> > non-standard location.
> > 
> > I also want to put wxPerl in a local directory. What is the place/method to specify
> > install directory for wxPerl.
> 
>   For installing Perl modules in non-standard paths, please see the
> "INSTALL PATHS" section of Module::Build documentation (for
> Alien::wxWidgets) and the "make install" section of
> ExtUtils::MakeMaker documentation (for wxPerl).

I went through

http://search.cpan.org/~kwilliams/Module-Build-0.2805/lib/Module/Build.pm

page, I hope that's what you meant saying

'please see the "INSTALL PATHS" section of Module::Build documentation'

> 
>   First you need to install Alien::wxWidgets.

Well, I guess I first have to install Module::Build since it's not installed
on my system. Correct ?

> 
> export WX_CONFIG=/path/to/my/wx-config
> perl Build.PL
> ./Build
> ./Build test
> ./Build install
> 

OK, I guess the above piece is related to building Alien::wxWidgets, right ?

On my system Alien::wxWidgets was unpackaged as

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Alien-wxWidgets-0.22

, so I guess the above commands to build Alien::wxWidgets should actaully on
my system be:

Bunch 1:
--------

cd /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Alien-wxWidgets-0.22
export WX_CONFIG=/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/wxGTK-2.6.3/bin/wx-config
perl Build.PL --prefix /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/Wx-0.57
./Build
./Build test
./Build install

Comments regarding the proposed commands:

1) wxGTK-2.6.3 is indeed installed under

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/wxGTK-2.6.3

and path 'wx-config' is indeed

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/wxGTK-2.6.3/bin/wx-config ;

2) I want wxPerl to be installed under

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/Wx-0.57

, that's why the

--prefix /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/install/Wx-0.57

part.

So, what is going to be generted as the result of the above commands ?

Some configuration file(s) for wxPerl build proper ? If yes, what are their
names and locations ?


> then install wxPerl (notice that Alien::wxWidgets must be in Perl INC
> search path).
> 
> perl Makefile.PL
> make all
> make test
> make install

Since on my system Alien::wxWidgets is apparently represented by

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Alien-wxWidgets-0.22/lib/Alien/wxWidgets.pm

file, I guess the final bunch of commands should actually look like this:


Bunch 2:
--------

cd /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57
perl \
-I /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Alien-wxWidgets-0.22/lib/Alien/wxWidgets.pm \
Makefile.PL
make all
make test
make install

Comments regarding the above:

1) Makefile.PL for Wx-0.57 is apparently

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Makefile.PL

, that's why "cd /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57";

2) as stated above, Alien::wxWidgets is apparently

/maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Alien-wxWidgets-0.22/lib/Alien/wxWidgets.pm

on my system that's why

-I /maxtor5/sergei/AppsFromScratchWD/build/Wx-0.57/Alien-wxWidgets-0.22/lib/Alien/wxWidgets.pm

> 
> HTH
> Mattia
> 

Please comment on these understandings of mine. At the moment my biggest
concern/confusion is about passing config data from "Bunch 1" to "Bunch 2"
- if at all I got the picture right.

Thanks,
  Sergei.

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