Re: XPCom standalone on windows...C compiler problem

[Darkone]

Christopher Seawood wrote:

A J wrote:

Hi,
I am trying to install xpcom standalone on windows, and I am getting the
following error when i am in the
./configure --enable-standalone-modules=xpcom phase
Can anyone please help me out ?? thnks

bash-2.04$ ./configure --enable-standalone-modules=xpcom
loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i1586-pc-cygwin
checking target system type... i1586-pc-cygwin
checking build system type... i1586-pc-cygwin
checking for gcc... cl
checking whether the C compiler (cl  ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler 
cannot
create executables.


That's a generic build problem.  It's not related to the configure 
option.  Make sure that your build environment is setup correctly per 
http://www.mozilla.org/build/win32.html .

(I am wondering what processor return i1586 as the arch though)

- cls


Well cl isnt included with cygwin binutils.
I did some hunting on this and found you can use a MS version that comes 
with vc++ (not much use if you dont have vc++!).

However, I had further build problems even after fixing this glitch.
Has anyone actualy managed a win build of XPCOM standalone?