[xine-user] Problems with win32 build process.

[carlo\.bramix <car...@li...>]

Hello,
I'm new (future) user of xine, so I'm going to ask some questions, perhap=
s they will be a bit too obvious.

1) I downloaded the latest xine-lib available at this time, it's xine-lib=
-1.1.1
I would like to compile it with my MinGW enviroment and make a Win32 appl=
ication, but I'm getting some errors.
I used the README.WIN32 as source for informations about compilation step=
s for Win32 hosts.
I launched the configure script with:

../xine-lib-1.1.1/configure --disable-nls

The DirectX files are already placed into the MinGW directory tree and th=
ey works fine.
Configuration phase was completed successfully, except this error:

checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... ../xine-lib-1.1.1/configure: eval: =
line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
../xine-lib-1.1.1/configure: eval: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end o=
f file
no

Anyways, the configure script wasn't interrupted.
Then I launched the make process, and it worked fine util the creation of=
 libxine.dll.a file.
At that point I got:

gcc -shared  .libs/metronom.o .libs/configfile.o .libs/buffer.o .libs/loa=
d_plugins.o .libs/video_decoder.o .libs/buffer_types.o .libs/audio_decode=
r.o .libs/video_out.o .libs/audio_out.o .libs/resample.o .libs/events.o .=
libs/video_overlay.o .libs/osd.o .libs/scratch.o .libs/demux.o .libs/vo_s=
cale.o .libs/xine_interface.o .libs/post.o .libs/tvmode.o .libs/broadcast=
er.o .libs/io_helper.o .libs/input_rip.o .libs/input_cache.o .libs/info_h=
elper.o .libs/refcounter.o .libs/alphablend.o -Wl,--whole-archive ../../s=
rc/xine-utils/.libs/libxineutils.a ../../lib/.libs/libxineposix.a -Wl,--n=
o-whole-archive  -lpthread -lkernel32 -lz -lm -liconv -lwinmm -lwsock32  =
-mtune=3Dpentiumpro -mpreferred-stack-boundary=3D2 -Wl,--output-def -Wl,"=
libxine-1.def xine.lo" -o .libs/libxine-1.dll -Wl,--image-base=3D0x100000=
00 -Wl,--out-implib,.libs/libxine.dll.a
Cannot export iconv_NULL_THUNK_DATA: symbol not found
Cannot export zlib1_NULL_THUNK_DATA: symbol not found
Creating library file: .libs/libxine.dll.a
.libs/metronom.o:metronom.c:(.text+0x6e2): undefined reference to `xine_l=
og'
.libs/metronom.o:metronom.c:(.text+0x792): undefined reference to `xine_l=
og'
.libs/metronom.o:metronom.c:(.text+0x8fa): undefined reference to `xine_l=
og'
.libs/metronom.o:metronom.c:(.text+0x9a6): undefined reference to `xine_l=
og'
.libs/metronom.o:metronom.c:(.text+0xc6b): undefined reference to `xine_l=
og'
.libs/metronom.o:metronom.c:(.text+0xe82): more undefined references to `=
xine_log' follow
.libs/buffer.o:buffer.c:(.text+0x13e): undefined reference to `_x_extra_i=
nfo_reset'
.libs/buffer.o:buffer.c:(.text+0x1e7): undefined reference to `_x_extra_i=
nfo_reset'
.libs/load_plugins.o:load_plugins.c:(.text+0x28e): undefined reference to=
 `xine_log'
.libs/load_plugins.o:load_plugins.c:(.text+0x342): undefined reference to=
 `xine_log'
.libs/load_plugins.o:load_plugins.c:(.text+0x391): undefined reference to=
 `xine_log'
.libs/load_plugins.o:load_plugins.c:(.text+0x403): undefined reference to=
 `xine_log'
.libs/load_plugins.o:load_plugins.c:(.text+0x4ba): undefined reference to=
 `xine_log'
.libs/load_plugins.o:load_plugins.c:(.text+0x4dd): more undefined referen=
ces to `xine_log' follow

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As you can see, there are many symbols not resolved...
I'm using the latest versions available for those development tools: MinG=
W, Intl, gettext, iconv, etc...
I can't understand what I am doing wrong: do you have some suggestions to=
 give me?

2) Althought I searched a lot for it, I wasn't able to find *any* informa=
tions about some xine binaries compiled for running on a Win32.
Why aren't win32 binaries available?
Perhaps there is some good reason, but if this reason exists, in my opini=
on it would be better to write it into the xine FAQ.

Thanks a lot.
Sincerely,

Carlo Bramini

PS: I discovered that I didn't write the subject in the previous message.=

I'm sorry, please excuse me for this duplication.