Okay, it compiled both SDL and zlib, but it failed on freetype. Here's the error message:
from <snip> freetype-2.3.7/src/base/ftsysem.c:29: <snip>../include/stdlib.h:317: error: syntax error before "double" Right now I'm compiling the rest, so we'll see if there's any other errors. -Tyler On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 5:49 PM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > try this: > python msys_build_deps.py --all > > > then this: > > python setup.py build --compiler=mingw32 install > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Tyler Laing <trinio...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm sorry if I seem dense throughout all of this, XD. Okay, so I take your >> package there, unzip it. I copy the pygame source code trunk into there. I >> then use the windows cmd, and cd into that directory, and run python >> setup.py --compiler=mingw32 install ? >> >> I'm sorry, but you're going to need explicate more steps, and that, >> because nothing is working for me. Doing the above, after I removed mingw32, >> and msys, then reinstalled them, then unzipped the msyscore archive in the >> msys directory to update to 1.0.11, I get this: >> >> Hunting dependencies.... >> /bin/sh/ : sdl-config: No such directory or file >> WARNING: "sdl-config" failed! >> /bin/shL smpeg-config: No such directory or file >> WARNING: "smpeg-config" failed! >> >> Normally things work for me, but I'm having a lot of trouble here, because >> nothing is clear, and Windows has the worst command-line utility around. >> This is by no means a condemnation of you guys, just that you guys are >> expecting more out of me, and its just not happening. >> >> -Tyler >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 4:34 PM, René Dudfield <ren...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> hi, >>> >>> try this: >>> http://rene.f0o.com/~rene/pygame_mingw32_compile_pack.zip<http://rene.f0o.com/%7Erene/pygame_mingw32_compile_pack.zip> >>> >>> They are the installers for mingw stuff I last installed on my windows >>> machine to compile pygame. Other people have used those to successfully >>> compile it too... so it should work. >>> >>> Also, if you get the dependency sources that Lenard collected on his page >>> in one bundle: >>> http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/Pygame-1.9.0-deps-src.zip >>> >>> I think the directory structure matters too: >>> >>> # directory with all the source deps in it: >>> pygame/ >>> >>> # the trunk is here: >>> pygame/PyGame/ >>> >>> >>> >>> cu, >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Tyler Laing <trinio...@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Unfortunately, it doesn't work. Does anyone have a better guide or >>>> series of steps to compiling pygame? Those steps should include properly >>>> install msys and associated packages. If not, I'll go over and start using >>>> the prebuilts. Thanks for the effort Lenard. >>>> >>>> -Tyler >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Lenard Lindstrom <le...@telus.net>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Did you install the Msys autoconf, automake and m4 packages from >>>>> sourceforge? They are found under the MSYS Supplementary section of the >>>>> MinGW download page. I suggest using the most recent versions available. >>>>> >>>>> Lenard >>>>> >>>>> Tyler Laing wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Its failing on SDL. I tried running .autogen.sh in the directory, and >>>>>> this is what I got. I just made sure all the extra packages had been >>>>>> extracted to where they should be... including the update automake, >>>>>> autoconf >>>>>> and m4 tars. >>>>>> >>>>>> $ ./autogen.sh >>>>>> Generating build information using autoconf >>>>>> This may take a while ... >>>>>> Can't locate object method "path" via package "Request" (perhaps you >>>>>> forgot to load "Request"?) at /usr/share/autoconf/Autom4te/C4che.pm line >>>>>> 69, >>>>>> <GEN1> line 111. >>>>>> Couldn't find autoconf, aborting >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 1:44 PM, Lenard Lindstrom >>>>>> <le...@telus.net<mailto: >>>>>> le...@telus.net>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Which package are you trying to build. Unless the thing crashed >>>>>> completely msys_build_deps.py should have displayed a listing at >>>>>> the end showing where it stalled, that is, it will show which DLL >>>>>> were not installed. The packages taken straight form SVN may not >>>>>> have a .configure file. msys_build_deps.py will create those >>>>>> automatically for SDL, SDL_mixer and smpeg. If any other packages >>>>>> were taken from SVN then it will fail. To manually create a >>>>>> configure file start the Msys console, go into the package's root >>>>>> directory and type './autogen.sh'. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyway, the general Unix steps msys_build_deps.py takes to >>>>>> installing a package are: >>>>>> >>>>>> ./autogen.sh # only for SVN packages >>>>>> ./configure >>>>>> make >>>>>> make install >>>>>> strip /usr/local/bin/<lib-name>.DLL >>>>>> >>>>>> The msys shell scripts run to build the packages are found at the >>>>>> end of msys_build_deps.py >>>>>> >>>>>> Lenard >>>>>> >>>>>> Tyler Laing wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Okay, thanks! It went past that, but now its getting an error >>>>>> that says: >>>>>> /bin/sh: line 17: ./configure: No such file or directory >>>>>> >>>>>> Any idea whats going on here? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Lenard Lindstrom >>>>>> <le...@telus.net <mailto:le...@telus.net> >>>>>> <mailto:le...@telus.net <mailto:le...@telus.net>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Tyler, >>>>>> >>>>>> I wrote msys_build_deps.py and look after the Windows >>>>>> dependencies. I haven't seen this error before. I run the >>>>>> program >>>>>> on both Win 98 and XP. If you are using Msys 1.0.10 try >>>>>> upgrading >>>>>> to 1.0.11. I only user 1.0.10 because 1.0.11 doesn't work >>>>>> on Win >>>>>> 98 and I have limited access to XP. Msys 1.0.11 will be >>>>>> needed to >>>>>> build ffmpeg anyway, since the bash shell in 1.0.10 is >>>>>> apparently >>>>>> too old for the ffmpeg configure script. If you continue >>>>>> having >>>>>> problems then just use the prebuilt dependencies for now: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/prebuilt-pygame1.9.0-msvcr71-win32.zip >>>>>> (for Python 2.4-2.5) >>>>>> (md5sum 0c9b5c65dbd10b5469d2523cf58b7890) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame/prebuilt-pygame1.9.0-msvcr90-win32.zip >>>>>> (for Python 2.6-3.x) >>>>>> (md5sum 8dcd7e7c840d656c3ca7576095777c81) >>>>>> >>>>>> Install the prebuilt directory into the Pygame root >>>>>> directory, run >>>>>> config.py and answer 'n' to msys built, 'y' to use >>>>>> prebuilts. >>>>>> >>>>>> I suppose now I must really try to get ffmpeg built. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lenard >>>>>> >>>>>> Tyler Laing wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Not python under cygwin. Thats a leftover string from >>>>>> msys >>>>>> using cygwin code. The command I was trying to execute >>>>>> was >>>>>> python msys_build_deps.py --all >>>>>> >>>>>> Python is installed. Msys is installed, but throwing >>>>>> that error. >>>>>> >>>>>> And no worries. I just wasn't clear enough. :) >>>>>> >>>>>> -Tyler >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Evan Kroske >>>>>> <e.kro...@gmail.com <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com> >>>>>> <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com>> >>>>>> <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com> >>>>>> <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com <mailto:e.kro...@gmail.com>>>> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Tyler Laing wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> <snip /> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The error says that it "Couldn't reserve space >>>>>> for cygwin's >>>>>> heap, Win32 error 6" when sh.exe was executed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Why are you trying to install Python under CygWin? >>>>>> From what I >>>>>> understand, most programmers consider that a >>>>>> separate platform >>>>>> from Windows. You should probably try to install the >>>>>> native >>>>>> windows version, instead of the linux version >>>>>> running under >>>>>> cygwin. 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