I didn't do anything to the config files beyond adding support for few new
libraries, so I will leave this for Clint to address.
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 4:14 AM, Hugh Sasse <h...@dmu.ac.uk> wrote:
> OK. Well, I think a build without MinGW would be tricky. I think
> one with MinGW would be achievable. However, at the moment I see a
> contradiction between
>
> AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makedefs:Makedefs.in],)
>
> and the lack of Makedefs.in in the distribution. The existence of
> the line and the absence of the file cannot both be right, whatever
> the platform. I've only done a bit of this sort of thing though.
> I'm wondering if the file is in source control somewhere, but not
> rolled into the distribution?
>
> Also, I note that this has been seen before:
> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=3152257
> Which seems to support my hypothesis that this is platform agnostic,
> because it occurs on Debian 3.0.
>
> Hugh
>
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2014, Jafar Al-Gharaibeh wrote:
>
> > Hugh,
> >
> > The catch is "configure.ac" is not used on Windows. We do the build
> with a
> > "static" configuration. You have to change the build process manually to
> > add/drop libraries.
> >
> > --Jafar
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 1:33 PM, Hugh Sasse <h...@dmu.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm possibly mistaken, but "here goes nothing":
> > > configure claims to accept --without-pthread (incidentally, not
> > > --without-pthreads) which does turn off the search for pthreads.
> > >
> > > The process fails eventually when looking for Makedefs.in due, I
> suspect,
> > > to:
> > >
> > > $ grep AC_CONFIG_FILES configure.ac
> > > AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makedefs:Makedefs.in],)
> > > which tells AC_OUTPUT to look for the template for Makedefs in
> Makedefs.in
> > >
> > >
> > >
> https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.69/html_node/Configuration-Files.html
> > >
> > > I believe, from my reading of that, the above could be rewritten as
> > >
> > > AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makedefs],)
> > >
> > > since it claims .in is a default. However, there seems to be no
> > > Makedefs.in
> > > within the distribution, not according to my abilities with `find`.
> > >
> > > I don't do enough of this to be certain.
> > > Hugh
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 10 Feb 2014, Jafar Al-Gharaibeh wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sergey,
> > > >
> > > > pthreads library (including pthread.h) has been available with the
> > > MinGW
> > > > for the last couple of years at least? Are you using an older MinGW?
> > > >
> > > > If you don't want concurrent threads you can simply comment out:
> > > >
> > > > #define Concurrent 1 // in unicon/config/win32/gcc/define.h
> > > >
> > > > and also comment out -lpthread from makedefs32.top in the same
> directory.
> > > >
> > > > If you want threads and can't find the pthread library in mingw I
> will
> > > ship
> > > > you the necessary files from my machine.
> > > >
> > > > --Jafar
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 3:39 AM, Sergey Logichev <
> slogic...@yandex.ru
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Clint!
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes, I know what XP is not a good platform. At home I have Windows
> 8.1
> > > but
> > > > > now I am not at home.
> > > > >
> > > > > As I found after investigations in the jungle of Unicon sources *.h
> > > files
> > > > > *pthread.h* is called from *unicon\src\h\sys.h* (line #212):
> > > > >
> > > > > #ifdef HAVE_LIBPTHREAD
> > > > > #if !UNIX || !defined(Audio)
> > > > > #include <pthread.h>
> > > > > #endif /* PthreadCoswitch & ! Audio */
> > > > > #include <semaphore.h>
> > > > > #endif /* HAVE_LIBPTHREAD */
> > > > >
> > > > > At the evening I will try to repeat at Windows 8.1, it's
> interesting
> > > what
> > > > > will be the results?
> > > > >
> > > > > Of course, I have installed Unicon without any troubles from binary
> > > setup.
> > > > > But it was interested for me to make it from sources. It's for
> hackers,
> > > > > sometimes I want to be such person :-)))
> > > > >
> > > > > Problem of compatibility is very complex and I agree with Jafar
> that
> > > it's
> > > > > a very unrealistic to automatically solve it. Things are changed
> all
> > > the
> > > > > time! And as practice shows, it will be even speeded up in the
> future.
> > > I
> > > > > would say that modern programming is an ordered chaos. Such a lot
> of
> > > > > different codes linked in an inconceivable mess. How it works after
> > > all!
> > > > > Nowbody knows!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you!
> > > > > Sergey
> > > > >
> > > > > 10.02.2014, 13:24, "Jeffery, Clint (jeffe...@uidaho.edu)" <
> > > > > jeffe...@uidaho.edu>:
> > > > >
> > > > > Sergey,
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am sure Jafar will have more intelligent things to say, but I
> will
> > > try
> > > > > to make a couple small observations. Windows XP is liable to give
> you
> > > > > troubles in building Unicon. It will probably run Unicon binaries
> just
> > > > > fine, but building Unicon from source is harder. Did the binaries
> not
> > > work
> > > > > for you for some reason, or do you just prefer to build from
> source?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > It may be possible to walk you through the configuration failure
> points
> > > > > manually, but I suspect that the current build/configure toolchain
> > > requires
> > > > > Windows 7 or newer. We are continually trying to figure out how to
> > > make the
> > > > > build rules on Windows as stable and portable as on UNIX, but
> Microsoft
> > > > > keeps changing things such that our configure+build toolchain keeps
> > > > > breaking. Old MSYS would not run properly on newer Windows. New
> MSYS
> > > might
> > > > > not run properly on old Windows; it is a mess.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I want to rewrite all our build toolchain in Unicon so that we can
> > > control
> > > > > what's going on, but Jafar thinks I am crazy, and his word is law
> on
> > > the
> > > > > Windows Unicon builds, pretty much. :-)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > Clint
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------
> > > > > *From:* Sergey Logichev <slogic...@yandex.ru>
> > > > > *Sent:* Monday, February 10, 2014 1:05 AM
> > > > > *To:* unicon-group@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > > > *Subject:* [Unicon-group] build Unicon under Windows (XP SP3)
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > As Clinton Jeffery asked I switched my question about Unicon build
> to
> > > > > here. Suppose, Jafar will answer me.
> > > > >
> > > > > I have downloaded Unicon's source code from SVN repositary and
> tried to
> > > > > build it on Windows with help of MinGW (configured as MinGW
> base+MSYS
> > > > > base). But I failed. Below is decription of my troubles:
> > > > >
> > > > > To run make command I created a tiny script "make-unicon.bat":
> > > > >
> > > > > *setlocal*
> > > > > *set path=c:\utils\mingw\bin;c:\utils\mingw\msys\1.0\bin;%path%*
> > > > > *make NT-Configure-GCC*
> > > > > *make Unicon*
> > > > > *endlocal*
> > > > >
> > > > > Below is its output:
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>set
> path=c:\work\unicon\bin;c:\utils\mingw\msys\1.0\bin;
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>make NT-Configure-GCC
> > > > > cd config/win32/gcc && sh config.sh
> > > > >
> > > > > Now remember to add unicon/bin to your path
> > > > > Then run make Unicon to build
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>make Unicon
> > > > > cd src/rtt && make
> > > > > make[1]: Entering directory `/c/work/unicon/src/rtt'
> > > > > makefile:1: ../../makedefs: No such file or directory
> > > > > make[1]: *** No rule to make target `../../makedefs'. Stop.
> > > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/work/unicon/src/rtt'
> > > > > make: *** [Icon-icont] Error 2
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>
> > > > >
> > > > > OK, I have seen message *Now remember to add unicon/bin to your
> path*
> > > and
> > > > > slightly changed my make-unicon.bat
> > > > >
> > > > > *setlocal*
> > > > > *set path=c:\utils\mingw\bin;c:\utils\mingw\msys\1.0\bin;%path%*
> > > > > *make NT-Configure-GCC*
> > > > > *set path=c:\work\unicon\bin;%path%*
> > > > > *make Unicon*
> > > > > *endlocal*
> > > > >
> > > > > Below its output:
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>set
> path=c:\work\unicon\bin;c:\utils\mingw\msys\1.0\bin;
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>make NT-Configure-GCC
> > > > > cd config/win32/gcc && sh config.sh
> > > > >
> > > > > cd config/win32/gcc && sh nt-config.sh
> > > > >
> > > > > Configuring for console build...
> > > > >
> > > > > cd config/win32/gcc && sh config32.sh
> > > > >
> > > > > Running 32-bit build configuration...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Done!
> > > > >
> > > > > echo Run "make Unicon" to build
> > > > > Run make Unicon to build
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>set
> > > > >
> path=c:\work\unicon\bin;c:\utils\mingw\bin;c:\utils\mingw\msys\1.0\bin;
> > > > >
> > > > > C:\work\unicon>make Unicon
> > > > > cd src/rtt && make
> > > > > make[1]: Entering directory `/c/work/unicon/src/rtt'
> > > > > gcc -m32 -O2 -D_X86_ -I../gdbm -I../libtp -DRttx -DRTT
> > > > > -DTokDotH=\"../rtt/ltoken.h\" -DNTConsole -c -o rttparse.o
> rttparse
> > > > > c
> > > > > In file included from ../preproc/../h/gsupport.h:16:0,
> > > > > from ../preproc/preproc.h:1,
> > > > > from rtt1.h:1,
> > > > > from rttgram.y:7:
> > > > > ../preproc/../h/../h/sys.h:211:21: fatal error: pthread.h: No such
> > > file or
> > > > > directory
> > > > > #include <pthread.h>
> > > > > ^
> > > > > compilation terminated.
> > > > > make[1]: *** [rttparse.o] Error 1
> > > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/work/unicon/src/rtt'
> > > > > make: *** [Icon-icont] Error 2
> > > > >
> > > > > As I understood file */mingw/include/pthread.h* is missed. Why? And
> > > where
> > > > > I will get it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > > Sergey Logichev
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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