I had a difficult time getting wxWidgets working 100% with the VC++ compiler (and some minor problems with mingW32) so I wrote up what needed to be done to get things running. I modified the wiki tutorial with the steps:
http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php/Compiling_wxWidgets_2.6.1_to_develop_Code::Blocks_%28MSW%29#Building_wxWidgets_2.6.1_mingw32_.26_vc.2B.2B_toolkit_2003in case that gets reverted, I'll post it here as well:
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Building wxWidgets 2.6.1 mingw32 & vc++ toolkit 2003
I'll just throw in my notes on the process for both compiler versions as getting vc++ toolkit to work is quite a pain. Code blocks needs a couple changes to support wxWidgets on the vc++ toolkit seamlessly.
for mingw32 compiler
cd <WXWIN>\build\msw
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc clean
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release UNICODE=0 VENDOR=cb
cd ..\..\contrib\build\stc
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc clean
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release UNICODE=0 VENDOR=cb
cd <WXWIN>\lib; mkdir codeblocks_gcc; cd ..\gcc_dll; move * ..\codeblocks_gcc; move msw ..\codeblocks_gcc
codeblocks
project->build options
directories->compiler
<WXWIN>\lib\codeblocks_gcc\msw
<WXWIN>\include
<WXWIN>\contrib\include
directories->linker
<WXWIN>\lib\codeblocks_gcc
directories->resource compiler
<WXWIN>\include
compiler->#defines
WXUSINGDLL
compile->compiler options
programs->additional paths
C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc
-OR- copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc\wxmsw26_gcc_cb.dll
to application exe directory or c:\windows\system32
-OR- change project->properties->targets->execution working dir
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc (not recommended)
copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc\libwxmsw26.a
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc\libwxmsw.a
copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc\libwxmsw26_stc.a
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_gcc\libwxmsw_stc.a
compile->rebuild
for vc++ toolkit 2003 compiler
install VCToolkitSetup.exe
install PlatformSDK
install .NET Framework SDK Version 1.1
run PlatformSDK->Set Windows XP 32-bit Build Environment (Retail)
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\vcvars32.bat (not needed)
set DOTNETSDK=C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v1.1 (not needed)
set MSVC=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003
set MSSDK=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK
set VC7=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7
set INCLUDE=%MSVC%\include;%MSSDK%\include
set LIB=%MSVC%\lib;%MSSDK%\lib;%VC7%\lib
set PATH=%MSVC%\bin;%MSSDK%\bin;%PATH%
set PATH=%PATH%;%MSSDK%\bin\Win64
cd <WXWIN>\build\msw
nmake -f makefile.vc clean
nmake -f makefile.vc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release UNICODE=0 VENDOR=cb
cd ..\..\contrib\build\stc
nmake -f makefile.vc clean
nmake -f makefile.vc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release UNICODE=0 VENDOR=cb
cd <WXWIN>\lib; mkdir codeblocks_vc; cd ..\vc_dll; move * ..\codeblocks_vc; move msw ..\codeblocks_vc
codeblocks
project->build options
directories->compiler
<WXWIN>\lib\codeblocks_vc\msw
<WXWIN>\include
<WXWIN>\contrib\include
directories->linker
<WXWIN>\lib\codeblocks_vc
directories->resource compiler
<WXWIN>\include
compiler->#defines
WXUSINGDLL
compiler->compiler flags
enable c++ exception handling (or other options: /GX [same as /EHsc])
compiler->other options
delete -D__GNUWIN32__
linker->link libraries
delete ctl3d32
compile->compiler options
programs->additional paths
C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc
-OR- copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw26_vc_cb.dll
to application exe directory or c:\windows\system32
-OR- change project->properties->targets->execution working dir
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc (not recommended)
compile->compiler options
programs->additional paths
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin
directories->compiler
add C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include
directories->linker
add C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Lib
copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw26.exp
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw.exp
copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw26.lib
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw.lib
copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw26_stc.exp
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw_stc.exp
copy C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw26_stc.lib
to C:\wxWidgets-2.6.1\lib\codeblocks_vc\wxmsw_stc.lib
compile->rebuild
building from the commandline (wxwidgets demos)
nmake -f makefile.vc SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release
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Btw, if you need cvtres.exe to compile .rc resource files, grab it here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q187280
