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[Windows] precompiled wxWidgets in next release
dje:
--- Quote from: MortenMacFly on July 08, 2008, 10:44:07 pm ---
--- Quote from: jens on July 08, 2008, 10:24:41 pm ---When I first compiled wxWidgets I used this entry of the nightly cookbook,
and it succeeded the first time.
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Amen.
My opinion:
We won't do anyones homework here. If you ever want to develop with wxWidgets (this includes development for C::B) you *really* should be able to at least compile wxWidgets. Literally millions of people (it's a wide spreaded toolkit) did it and succeeded with the so-much-important lessons learned. There is tons of help around but of course one needs to 1.) read, 2.) think and finally 3.) understand. It's so easy!
This of course includes me. I did it the first time as Jens said and succeeded, too.
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Amen too :D
Alexis:
Never heard of learning curve ? Compiling wxWidgets is not the funniest part of developping...
wxWidgets is so huge and complex (yet not complicated !) that it will let user think !
You may use Gentoo (i. e. compile yourself Linux). It's one of the best ways understand Linux. But, as a matter of fact, most people prefer Ubuntu ! It's less intimidating...
dje:
Learning curve ? Yes !
That does not mean constant 0 "curves" !
And by the way, building wxWidgets is not so complicated, there are lots of documents/threads that explian how or solve most of the problems BUT you have to search, read and learn...
inventore123:
My opinion:
A developer doesn't even need an IDE to write code. All he/she needs is a text editor and a shell to call the compiler. And by doing that there are many things to learn (for example, how to write a makefile). Nevertheless an IDE makes coding simpler, easier, and faster.
It's the same for a precompiled library. You will learn much by compiling it yourself (as I'm doing it now), but it's easier and faster to use a precompiled one.
Soon I'll post the new version of wx precompiled, with the above 4 configurations. Once it has been posted, do what you want with it: add to the next C::B release, post a link in the wiki, or just do nothing :)
Alexis:
--- Quote ---And by the way, building wxWidgets is not so complicated
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And no so easy either...
Just read the testimony of aurisc4, above in this thread.
Well, guys, it's not a technical issue, it's a "marketing" issue.
I'm afraid there is here the infamous Linux syndrom [which I thought was declining] : Read the f***g manual (even for matters not easy for newbies).
But as you don't care of this stuff, I give up.
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