wxWidgets 2.8.0 compatibility

[mrpringle]

Hi,
I'm just wondering when CB will support the new wxWidgets 2.8.0. I'm not particularly experienced with CB or wxw, so until CB supports the new version I will keep using the old wxw.

Thanks

[TDragon]

That depends on what you mean precisely by "support". It can compile programs designed for wxWidgets 2.8.0, and could from the day wxWidgets 2.8.0 was released. Code::Blocks itself is not yet meant to be built with wxWidgets 2.8.0, but that doesn't affect your experience as the end user in the slightest. The current wxWidgets wizard within Code::Blocks won't create wxWidgets 2.8.0 projects, but the projects it creates can be converted to wxWidgets 2.8.0 with a couple of simple changes in the Build options.

-TDragon

[mrpringle]

ok thanks. How can I change the build options so I can compile wx 2.8.0 projects? Are there any instructions around for that?

[Biplab]

If you don't want to change Build Settings manually, then you can try modified wxWidgets wizard. It is not official yet and undergoing testing. But works perfectly with GCC, BCC and MSVC 8. Download the wizard (Rev2.1) from the following post.

http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=4768.msg37752#msg37752

If you want to know more on how to use the files, please read the following post.

http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=4768.msg37429#msg37429

You can post your feedback there. By the way which compiler and wx lib configuration are you using? 

[mrpringle]

using an up to date mingw version.
My config is monolothic and unicode, think that's all.


Also is there a way I can config codeblocks so that instead of having to distribute a dll with the program, the dependencies are embedded in the executable?

[stahta01]

using an up to date mingw version.
My config is monolothic and unicode, think that's all.


Also is there a way I can config codeblocks so that instead of having to distribute a dll with the program, the dependencies are embedded in the executable?

Here's how I build my wxWidgets I put the following in a batch file and run it.

Code

CD build\msw
SET PATH=C:\MinGW\bin;C:\MinGW\mingw32\bin
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release   UNICODE=1 clean
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=1 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release   UNICODE=1
PAUSE

To do what you want I would suggest the below way to build a static multilib version of wxWidgets

Code

CD build\msw
SET PATH=C:\MinGW\bin;C:\MinGW\mingw32\bin
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=0 MONOLITHIC=0 BUILD=release   UNICODE=1 clean
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=0 MONOLITHIC=0 BUILD=release   UNICODE=1
PAUSE

Note: I am not sure how to use the above in Code::Blocks, but I think the wizard mentioned above does it automatically.

Tim S

[Biplab]

using an up to date mingw version.
My config is monolothic and unicode, think that's all.


Also is there a way I can config codeblocks so that instead of having to distribute a dll with the program, the dependencies are embedded in the executable?

If you want to embed all dependencies within your application, then use static build of wxWidgets. To compile wxWidgets in static, Monolithic, Unicode mode, use the following command.

Code

mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=0 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release UNICODE=1 clean
mingw32-make -f makefile.gcc USE_XRC=1 SHARED=0 MONOLITHIC=1 BUILD=release UNICODE=1

Note: I am not sure how to use the above in Code::Blocks, but I think the wizard mentioned above does it automatically.

The wizard won't be helpful if you want to compile wxWidgets. But if you want to write an application with wxWidgets, the wizard will be very helpful. It accepts any build of wxWidgets and the only thing you need to do is to select appropriate options.

[mrpringle]

ok thanks. I downloaded the wizard patch and got the new wxwidgets build working.