On 07/10/2017 03:02, Damon Register wrote:
> *as well as canned commands to manage the whole source control and
build process*.
Are you telling me that there is a command or script that does
all the steps necessary?
Hi Damon,
yes, that is correct. I don't use the JTSDK myself but I'm sure someone
who does can help. I think there is a help command that lists all the
commands and options.
The INSTALL file does list the commands to build WSJT-X, it is all in
the first section entitled "Building from Source". The instructions are
basically the same for all platforms. The complexity comes from
obtaining all the prerequisite components, this is particularly so on
Windows which has no useful package management system. WSJT-X is partly
written in C++ and uses the Qt C++ framework for many cross-platform
utilities and for the user interface, C++ components cannot, in general,
be built using a variety of compilers so we must use the same build
tools as Qt tool kit installed uses. The Qt project makes this easy by
including the development tools with their package on Windows. There are
two options, either MS VC or MinGW, our project requires the MinGW
variant. There are many other prerequisite components on Windows which
are necessary to bring it somewhere close to a usable development
environment but the JTSDK was developed by Greg, KI7MT, for exactly the
purpose of managing that complexity.
If you want an exercise in pain and frustration then go ahead and
install all the Windows prerequisites and tools manually but you will
find it much easier to use the JTSDK which basically reduces it all to
one command once a few well documented steps to install some components
that cannot be legally bundled with the JTSDK package.
73
Bill
G4WJS.
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