[Mono-dev] Failing to compile mono on Windows cygwin

[Zoltan Varga]

Hi,

  mono master can be built on windows using the mingw cross-compiler gcc,
i.e. install the mingw-gcc package, and configure using:

./autogen.sh --host=i686-pc-mingw32

                  Zoltan


On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Bryan Crotaz <
bryan.crotaz at silvercurve.co.uk> wrote:

> I have gcc 4.7.3.  You say I have to install gcc v3 but no clue as to
> where I might find such a mythical beast.  Do you have a url for the
> installer?
>
> Bryan
>
>
> On 26 August 2013 00:01, <Jean-Michel.Perraud at csiro.au> wrote:
>
>> A blank line is certainly not the expected behaviour of a Mono 'make'. I
>> tried to checkout the master branch to double check what you describe but
>> encountered instead "fatal: Not a git repository" for an external module.
>> Seen that git annoyance in the past, can fix but I don't have enough time.
>> I very much doubt the cygwin build is as broken as you describe.
>>
>> I'll forward you in a separate email a PDF of a personal wiki page I have
>> to remind myself how to go about compiling Mono on Windows, in case this
>> helps.
>>
>> You certainly to not need all cygwin packages. From my notes what I
>> typically need to add to a rather Spartan cygwin setup:
>>  “autogen.sh requires a few additional packages to be installed in
>> cygwin: bison, libtools, automake of course, and the gettext packages (incl
>> devel packages), or you get a configure: error: msgfmt not found. You need
>> to install the 'gettext' package, or pass --enable-nls=no to autogen.sh or
>> configure”
>>
>> Not sure exactly what you are after with "Alternatively, where can I
>> download a zip of the binaries and VS project so that I can start adding
>> tests and fixing bugs?". Which binaries: the mono runtime and/or including
>> the framework (C# assemblies)?
>>
>> Assuming you'd be OK to recompile the mono runtime and the C# assemblies
>> (sounds like you have VS), the core mono runtime (mono-2.0.dll) is
>> relatively easy to build in VS, though sometimes broken and VisualCPP
>> and/or C code needs update/adjustments to get things going. Look under the
>> 'msvc' folder (past outdated instructions). One can definitely set up a
>> mono runtime in debug mode in VS.
>>
>> You can, with a fair bit of work, get the VS project files/solutions:
>> look at "msvc/scripts/README". You can even build most of them, though
>> there are quirks. However to my knowledge you cannot debug these through
>> VS, unless something like Mono Tools for Visual Studio is alive and
>> maintained unknown to me.
>>
>> FYI I have a fork intended to better document and improve the VS build
>> use cases, but it is a draft and I struggle to find time for it
>> https://github.com/jmp75/mono/tree/msvc_build_20130604
>>
>> By the way if someone had advice on a feasible procedure and setup with
>> MonoDevelop for contributors to Mono itself, I for one would be interested.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>> J-M
>>
>>
>>
>> From: mono-devel-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com [mailto:
>> mono-devel-list-bounces at lists.ximian.com] On Behalf Of Bryan Crotaz
>> Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2013 9:43 PM
>> To: mono-devel-list at lists.ximian.com
>> Subject: [Mono-dev] Failing to compile mono on Windows cygwin
>>
>> I've found a bug in mono, logged it, and created a unit test for it.  Now
>> I want to add the test to the Mono test suite, and fix it.
>>
>> So I've now spent 2 days attempting to work out how to get cygwin to
>> work, ending up installing ALL the packages to get autogen to run
>> successfully.
>>
>> I'm now stuck.
>>
>> I run make and get nothing.  No error, just a blank line and back to the
>> prompt.  I'm assuming this isn't correct.  What do I do to fix this?
>>
>>
>> Alternatively, where can I download a zip of the binaries and VS project
>> so that I can start adding tests and fixing bugs?
>>
>> Bryan
>>
>
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