Author Topic: Configuring Code Blocks in Windows to create GTK applications when using Msys2  (Read 5343 times)

Offline tuchin

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Installed Msys2, compiler and GTK+:
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pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gdb
pacman -S make
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain base-devel
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3
pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-glade
Installed Code Blocks, specified the compiler:
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C:\msys64\mingw64
Set up the project like this:
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Search directories Compiler
C:\msys64\mingw64\include
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\atk-1.0
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\cairo
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\glib-2.0
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\gtk-3.0
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\gtk-3.0\gtk
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\gtk-3.0\gdk
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\gdk-pixbuf-2.0
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\harfbuzz
C:\msys64\mingw64\include\pango-1.0
C:\msys64\mingw64\lib\glib-2.0\include
Search directories Linker
C:\msys64\mingw64\lib
In a simple program:
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int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
  gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
  GtkWidget *win = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
  gtk_widget_show (win);
  gtk_main ();
  return 0;
}
I get errors:
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||=== Build: Debug in cbTestGTK (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler) ===|
C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\..\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\12.2.0\..\..\..\..\x86_64-w64-mingw32\bin\ld.exe: obj\Debug\main.o||in function `main':|
D:\MyProgramming\cbTestGTK\main.cpp|5|undefined reference to `gtk_init_abi_check'|
C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\..\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\12.2.0\..\..\..\..\x86_64-w64-mingw32\bin\ld.exe: D:\MyProgramming\cbTestGTK\main.cpp|6|undefined reference to `gtk_window_new'|
C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\..\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\12.2.0\..\..\..\..\x86_64-w64-mingw32\bin\ld.exe: D:\MyProgramming\cbTestGTK\main.cpp|7|undefined reference to `gtk_widget_show'|
C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\..\lib\gcc\x86_64-w64-mingw32\12.2.0\..\..\..\..\x86_64-w64-mingw32\bin\ld.exe: D:\MyProgramming\cbTestGTK\main.cpp|8|undefined reference to `gtk_main'|
||error: ld returned 1 exit status|
||=== Build failed: 5 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 1 second(s)) ===|
Please help me set up the project correctly.

Offline Miguel Gimenez

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You added the search directories for the linker, but did not add the gtk library itself.

Look in C:\msys64\mingw64\lib for something similar to "libgtk-3.a" and add it to Linker settings -> Link libraries (I do not use neither GTK nor MSYS2).

Offline tuchin

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It didn't help. There are even more errors.

Offline tumanovalex

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I would also like to get an answer to this question. I followed the same steps and got the same results. By searching through the files, I found that there are links to gtk_init_api_check in C:\msys64\mingw64\lib\libgtk-3.a and C:\msys64\mingw64\lib\libgtk-3.dll.a , but directly connecting them to the project did not help either.

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5 years ago, I wrote an CB Project; it might still work.

https://github.com/stahta01/MSys2_CodeBlocks_Projects/tree/master/gtk

Edit: I am trying to test it; but, my Internet Bandwidth is working on a large download; so, it could be a while.
Edit2: I had to add an include path and the project worked.

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« Last Edit: October 22, 2022, 05:23:45 am by stahta01 »
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I would suggest starting with a GTK tutorial. There are a bunch on the internet.
The following is an example:https://docs.gtk.org/gtk3/getting_started.html

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-------------- Build: Debug in minimal GTK3 (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler)---------------

g++.exe -Wall -g -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\gtk-3.0 -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\glib-2.0 -IC:\msys64\mingw64\lib\glib-2.0\include -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\pango-1.0 -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\cairo -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\gdk-pixbuf-2.0 -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\atk-1.0 -IC:\msys64\mingw64\include\harfbuzz -c H:\repos\git\devel\IDE_git_repos\MSys2_CodeBlocks_Projects\gtk\main.cpp -o obj\Debug\main.o
g++.exe  -o bin\Debug\gtk3_msys2.exe obj\Debug\main.o   -lgtk-3 -lgobject-2.0 -lglib-2.0
Output file is bin\Debug\gtk3_msys2.exe with size 125.40 KB
Process terminated with status 0 (0 minute(s), 5 second(s))
0 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 5 second(s))
 
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After looking at my working build log and one of the failed ones, it looks like an bad toolchain setup.
Edit: And, likely the missing libs from library linker list

This is my setup.

Compiler Installation Dir: C:\msys64\mingw64
C Compiler: gcc.exe
C++ Compiler: g++.exe
Linker for Dynamic Libs: g++.exe
Linker for static libs: ar.exe
Res. Compiler: windres.exe
Make program: mingw32-make.exe

Additional Paths: $(TARGET_COMPILER_DIR)../usr/bin

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« Last Edit: October 22, 2022, 08:40:48 am by stahta01 »
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If the poster would post the build log instead of the build messages it would be easier to help them.

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Offline AndrewCot

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The project in the zip file did not have any link libraries and therefore will fail.

The tutorial examples include linking with libraries and run.
If you add the following then the project will work, if you have the right MSYS2 packages installed:        <Compiler>            <Add option="`pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`"/>
        </Compiler>
        <Linker>
            <Add option="`pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0`"/>
        </Linker>

Offline tuchin

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AndrewCot, thank you very much, everything worked out! And where can I download  tutorial examples?