Re: [wxperl-users] Trying to compile wxPerl for ActiveState Perl with minGW [F1] !

[Mattia B. <mb...@ds...>]

> Hello guyz,
> 
> subject descibe well what I am trying to do :)
> only forgot to mention that I am using w2k...
> (oh and also that ExtUtils::FakeConfig and Config_m
> should normally be correctly installed)
> 
> but while running the makefile:
> perl -MConfig_m Makefile.PL
> 
> I am getting lot of errors (and of course compilation failed):
> -----
> process_begin: CreateProcess((null), echo -D_X86_=1 -DWIN32 -D_WIN32 -DWINVER=0x
> 0400 -D__WIN95__ -D__GNUWIN32__ -D__WIN32__ -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/lib/mswdll
> -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/include -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/contrib/include -ID:/U
> nixDos/mingw/wx232/src/regex -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/src/png -ID:/UnixDos/mingw
> /wx232/src/jpeg -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/src/zlib -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/src/t
> iff -ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/include/wx/msw/gnuwin32 -DSTRICT -D__WXMSW__ -D__WI
> NDOWS__ -D__WXDEBUG__ -Wall -fno-pcc-struct-return -O2 -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions
>  -DWXUSINGDLL=1, ...) failed.
> make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
> make: *** [cccflags] Error 2
> process_begin: CreateProcess((null), echo D:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/lib/libwxmsw232
> .a -lstdc++ -lgcc -lwinspool -lwinmm -lshell32 -lcomctl32 -lctl3d32 -lodbc32 -la
> dvapi32 -lodbc32 -lwsock32 -lopengl32 -lglu32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -luuid, ...) fa
> iled.
> make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
> make: *** [libs] Error 2
To be honest, I have absolutely no idea about what is failing; it looks like
your make can't execute an echo command ( which should not happen )

> -----
> 
> and I have those errors of course for each module of Wx...
> At first glance it seems pretty easy to pin point the prob but am I right ?
> and above all to what is it due ? and how to solve it ?
> 
> 1. ID:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/lib/mswdll ## NO DRIVE DEFINED
this is -ID...., and is OK

> 2.  process_begin: CreateProcess((null), echo D:/UnixDos/mingw/wx232/lib/libwxmsw232
> .a AND THEN make (e=2): The system cannot find the file specified.
> ## I SUSPECT THAT COMPILER OR WIN2K DOES NOT HANDLE WELL THE
> "/" (AND THEREFORE WOULD NEED "\" INSTEAD) BUT ONCE AGAIN DUNNO...
No, this is not a compiler problem
 
> 3. Note (probably harmless): No library found for 'kernel32.lib'
> ## HMM TO WHICH PACKAGE BELONG THOSE LIBS ?
They are in MinGW, and in this case the warning is truly harmless

I know this does not help at all, sorry
Mattia