[wxperl-users] Re:Error trying to compile wxPerl

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

[CC-ing wxp...@li...]

  Hello,

> I have recently installed wxWidgets and was trying to install wxPerl bu=
t 
> am having trouble installing the module.
> 
> perl Makefile.PL works find.
> Most of the compilation works fine however, I get the following message=
:
> 
> g++ -c  -I. -I. -I/usr/lib64/wx/include/gtk2-unicode-release-2.5 
> -I/usr/include/wx-2.5   -O2 -fmessage-length=3D0 -Wall -g -Wall -pipe  =
 
> -DVERSION=3D\"0.26\" -DXS_VERSION=3D\"0.26\" -fPIC 
> "-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE"  
> -DGTK_NO_CHECK_CASTS -D__WXGTK__ -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=3D64 -D_LARGE_FILE=
S  
> Constant.c
> 
> In file included from cpp/wxapi.h:80,
>                  from Constant.c:67:
> cpp/helpers.h: In member function `void wxPliSelfRef::SetSelf(SV*, bool=
)':
> cpp/helpers.h:432: warning: unused variable `PerlInterpreter*my_perl'
> 
> Constant.c: In function `double constant(const char*, int)':
> Constant.c:640: error: `wxBUFFER_VIRTUAL_AREA' undeclared (first use 
> this function)
> Constant.c:640: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only onc=
e 
> for each function it appears in.)
> Constant.c:641: error: `wxBUFFER_CLIENT_AREA' undeclared (first use thi=
s 
> function)
> Constant.c:949: error: `wxEXEC_NODISABLE' undeclared (first use this 
> function)
> Constant.c:972: error: `wxFRAME_EX_METAL' undeclared (first use this 
> function)
> Constant.c: At top level:
> /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/x86_64-linux-thread-multi/CORE/patchlevel.h:121: 
> warning: `char*local_patches[2]' defined but not used
> make: *** [Constant.o] Error 1
> 
> Any idea on what the problem is I have wxGTK version 2.5.3.1-5 installe=
d...

  This is the problem... In general, I advise you to upgrade the
wxGTK version; there were many fixes since 2.5.3. If you don't want/can't=
,
just comment out in Constant.xs the lines mentioning
wxBUFFER_VIRTUAL_AREA, wxBUFFER_CLIENT_AREA, wxEXEC_NODISABLE and
wxFRAME_EX_METAL.

HTH
Mattia