[Mono-list] Cygwin Build Problems

[Piers Haken]

FYI: you don't need MSVC to build win32 stuff.
 
You can either download the .NET Framework SDK itself (131Mb):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.as
p?url=/msdn-files/027/000/976/msdncompositedoc.xml
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.a
sp?url=/msdn-files/027/000/976/msdncompositedoc.xml&frame=true>
&frame=true (watch for linebreaks)
 
or the "Build Environment" from the Platform SDK (33Mb):
http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/
<http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/> 
 
maybe this should be in the FAQ.
 
Piers.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ahmad Baitalmal [mailto:ahmad@bitbuilder.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 3:51 AM
To: mono
Subject: [Mono-list] Cygwin Build Problems


Hi, 
I'm sure there are a bunch of people out there frustrated with this
Cygwin deal. 
I've wasted two nights now trying to get mono to compile using the
directions on the Download page. 

I had planned to put those two nights into good use and contribute to
the Class Library. I'm doing a fresh install of EVERYTHING. 

* Fresh Win2K Install 
* Installed Cygwin with Latest Auto* tools. 
* Installed the ZIPs of precompiled glib and pkgconig 
* Copied pkg.m4 from 
  /usr/local/share/aclocal/pkg.m4 
  to 
  /usr/autotool/devel/share/aclocal 
* Tried to compile mono, complained about missing gmodule.h from 
  loader.c. So now I have to go compile glib myself :( 
* Tried compiling, configure complained about missing libiconv. 
  Got the source but I don't have MSVC, so I got the precompiled. 
* As per the instructions in README.win32. Copied the iconv.h file 
  to /usr/include and the stuff in src/ to /usr/local/lib. 
  Also moved libiconv.a to /lib. 
* glib still complains about iconv. So I'm trying 
  ./configure --with-libiconv=no, didn't work. Gave up on compiling glib
:( 
* copied gmodule.h into /usr/include and tried compiling mono again,
gave me error about 'g_win32_ftruncate' being previously declared in
/glbn/gwin32.h 

I'm tired, I'm sure a ton of people are compiling on Cygwin, what am I
missing? 

Thanks 
Ahmad