Building OLA for Windows - Revision history

Nightrune at 21:26, 30 November 2014

2014-11-30T21:26:52Z

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	You may run into issues with the latest mingw and protobufs. During runtime it can't find libstdc++-6.dll. Attempt to follow this and see if any of the solutions fixes your problem. We'd love to hear the outcome on irc or the forums.		You may run into issues with the latest mingw and protobufs. During runtime it can't find libstdc++-6.dll. Attempt to follow this and see if any of the solutions fixes your problem. We'd love to hear the outcome on irc or the forums.
	http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6404636/libstdc-6-dll-not-found		http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6404636/libstdc-6-dll-not-found

			Sean Sill:
			I ended up removing libstdc++.dll.a from the C:/MinGW/libs folder.

Nightrune at 21:20, 30 November 2014

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	See the [[GSOC2014WindowsPort\|GSOC project page]].		See the [[GSOC2014WindowsPort\|GSOC project page]].

			== Misc Notes ==

			You may run into issues with the latest mingw and protobufs. During runtime it can't find libstdc++-6.dll. Attempt to follow this and see if any of the solutions fixes your problem. We'd love to hear the outcome on irc or the forums.
			http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6404636/libstdc-6-dll-not-found

Nightrune at 12:36, 11 November 2014

2014-11-11T12:36:47Z

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	PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Git/bin"		PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Git/bin"
			alias git=git.exe

			If you are on 64bit windows you may need to use:

			PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin"
	alias git=git.exe		alias git=git.exe

Lukase at 16:24, 10 August 2014

2014-08-10T16:24:37Z

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	Once the installer has completed, open the msys shell (under Programs > MinGW) and install some additional packages:		Once the installer has completed, open the msys shell (under Programs > MinGW) and install some additional packages:

	$ mingw-get.exe install msys-coreutils		$ mingw-get.exe install msys-coreutils mingw32-base mingw32-pthreads-w32 msys-wget

			Note that some of these might already have been installed.

	== Install Git ==		== Install Git ==
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	You might also want to edit your .profile file and add <pre>[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc</pre>		You might also want to edit your .profile file and add <pre>[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc</pre>

			If you haven't configured your MSYS fstab yet, do that as well. See http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started for instructions.


	== Install Dependencies ==		== Install Dependencies ==

	~~For each of these it should be as simple as downloading the package, placing it in C~~:\MinGW~~\msys\1~~.~~0\home\USER , un-taring the package~~ and ~~running~~ ./~~configure , make & make install.~~		=== pkg-config ===
			* Download pkg-config-lite from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/files/
			* Extract to MinGW directory

			=== Python (optional) ===
			* Tested version: 2.7 series
			* Download and install Python for Windows from https://www.python.org/downloads/

	* ~~http~~://~~sourceforge~~.~~net~~/~~projects~~/~~cppunit~~/~~files~~/		=== msys-git ===
			* Download msysgit from https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list
			* Install and make sure to select "Check-out as is, commit UNIX-style"

	=== libuuid ===		=== libuuid ===

	* Download and extract the latest libuuid tarball from https://code.google.com/p/gnome-build-stage-1/downloads/list		* Download and extract the latest libuuid tarball from https://code.google.com/p/gnome-build-stage-1/downloads/list
	* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell		* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

	=== protobuf ===		=== protobuf ===

	* Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list		* Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list
	* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell		* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
			* if you want to use the OLA Python api, install the protobuf Python bindings from the 'python' subdirectory

	=== cppunit ===		=== cppunit ===
			* Download and extract the latest cppunit tarball from http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/cppunit/
			* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

	* Download and extract the latest ~~cppunit~~ tarball from http://~~sourceforge~~.~~net~~/~~projects~~/~~cppunit~~/~~files~~/~~cppunit~~/		=== libmicrohttpd ===
			* Download and extract the latest libmicrohttpd tarball from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/
			* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

			=== liblo (optional) ===
			* Download and extract the latest version of liblo from http://liblo.sourceforge.net/
	* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell		* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

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	* Run ./configure		* Run ./configure
	$ ./configure		$ ./configure --enable-python-libs --disable-e131 --disable-karate --disable-milinst --disable-renard --disable-spi --disable-stageprofi --disable-usbpro --disable-usbdmx --disable-uart

	* Build		* Build
	$ make		$ make

			* Optional: Run the tests
			$ make check

			* Install
			$ make install

	== Current State / TODO ==		== Current State / TODO ==

	See the [[GSOC2014WindowsPort\|GSOC project page]].		See the [[GSOC2014WindowsPort\|GSOC project page]].

	~~== Problems ==~~

Lukase: /* Install Dependencies */

2014-05-05T19:19:33Z

Install Dependencies

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	* Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list		* Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list
			* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

			=== cppunit ===

			* Download and extract the latest cppunit tarball from http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/cppunit/
	* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell		* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

Lukase at 17:27, 2 May 2014

2014-05-02T17:27:52Z

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	This describes how to get OLA compiled for windows, it's a work in progress so it's unlikely to work as is. This tutorial uses gcc as the compiler, other compilers have not been tested.		This describes how to get OLA compiled for windows, it's a work in progress so it's unlikely to work as is. This tutorial uses gcc as the compiler, other compilers have not been tested.

			During [[GSOC2014WindowsPort\|Google Summer of Code 2014]], this port will be worked on as one of the selected projects.

	== Install Mingw, msys & build tools ==		== Install Mingw, msys & build tools ==
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	Once the installer has completed, open the msys shell (under Programs > MinGW) and install some additional packages:		Once the installer has completed, open the msys shell (under Programs > MinGW) and install some additional packages:

	$ mingw-get.exe install msys-~~automake msys-autoconf libtool~~		$ mingw-get.exe install msys-coreutils

	== Install Git ==		== Install Git ==
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	PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Git/bin"		PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Git/bin"
	alias git=git.exe		alias git=git.exe

	~~== Install Dependencies ==~~

	~~For each of these it should be as simple as downloading the package, placing it in C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\home\USER , un-taring the package and running ./configure , make & make install.~~

	* http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/ . Note you need to install the .tar.gz as the zip just contains protoc (we need the libraries as well)
	* http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
	* http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/
	* http://plibc.sourceforge.net/ (required for microhttpd)
	* ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/ (skip this for now - it's not building yet)

	== Install pkg-config ==		== Install pkg-config ==

	~~This is a bit of a pain~~ - ~~see [~~http://~~www~~.~~mingw.org~~/~~wiki/FAQ MinGW FAQ] . The packages can be found [http:~~//~~www.gtk.org~~/~~download-windows.html here]. The easiest is to download~~ the latest ~~"All-in-one bundles"~~ and extract it to ~~C:\~~MinGW~~\msys\1.0~~ .		Download pkg-config-lite from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/files/ (the latest binary should work) and extract it to your MinGW directory.

	You also need to add		You also need to add
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	to your .bashrc file.		to your .bashrc file.

			You might also want to edit your .profile file and add <pre>[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc</pre>


			== Install Dependencies ==

			For each of these it should be as simple as downloading the package, placing it in C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\home\USER , un-taring the package and running ./configure , make & make install.

			* http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/

			=== libuuid ===

			* Download and extract the latest libuuid tarball from https://code.google.com/p/gnome-build-stage-1/downloads/list
			* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

			=== protobuf ===

			* Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list
			* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

	== Build OLA ==		== Build OLA ==
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	$ git.exe clone https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola.git		$ git.exe clone https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola.git

			* Prepare autotools files
			$ autoreconf -i -f

	* Run ./configure		* Run ./configure
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	== Current State / TODO ==		== Current State / TODO ==

	* Everything in common/ now builds under win32		See the [[GSOC2014WindowsPort\|GSOC project page]].
	* The USB Pro plugin needs a way to find devices, obviously /dev doesn't exist
	* The DMX USB requires libusb win32. ~~Not sure what the status of this is~~

	== Problems ==		== Problems ==

Nomis52: /* Build OLA */

2014-01-20T04:21:58Z

Build OLA

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	* Do a git checkout of OLA		* Do a git checkout of OLA

	$ git.exe clone ~~http~~://~~git~~.~~openlighting.org~~/ola/		$ git.exe clone https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola.git

	* Run ./configure		* Run ./configure

66.92.11.32: /* Current TODO */

2011-05-08T23:37:52Z

Current TODO

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	$ make		$ make

	== Current TODO ==		== Current State / TODO ==

	* ~~Fix the Socket & SelectServer classes or replace them with whatever makes sense on windows~~		* Everything in common/ now builds under win32
	* The USB Pro plugin needs a way to find devices, obviously /dev doesn't exist		* The USB Pro plugin needs a way to find devices, obviously /dev doesn't exist
	* The DMX USB requires libusb win32. Not sure what the status of this is		* The DMX USB requires libusb win32. Not sure what the status of this is

	== Problems ==		== Problems ==

66.92.11.32: /* Install Dependencies */

2011-05-07T18:41:18Z

Install Dependencies

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	* http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/ . Note you need to install the .tar.gz as the zip just contains protoc (we need the libraries as well)		* http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/ . Note you need to install the .tar.gz as the zip just contains protoc (we need the libraries as well)
	* http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ ~~, be sure to run configure with ./configure --prefix=/mingw --includedir /mingw/include/ossp~~		* http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
	* http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/		* http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/
	* http://plibc.sourceforge.net/ (required for microhttpd)		* http://plibc.sourceforge.net/ (required for microhttpd)
	* ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/ (skip this for now - it's not building yet)		* ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/ (skip this for now - it's not building yet)
	* http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config

	== Install pkg-config ==		== Install pkg-config ==

Nomis52: /* Install Dependencies */

2011-04-30T17:54:55Z

Install Dependencies

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	* http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ , be sure to run configure with ./configure --prefix=/mingw --includedir /mingw/include/ossp		* http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ , be sure to run configure with ./configure --prefix=/mingw --includedir /mingw/include/ossp
	* http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/		* http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/
			* http://plibc.sourceforge.net/ (required for microhttpd)
	* ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/ (skip this for now - it's not building yet)		* ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/ (skip this for now - it's not building yet)
	* http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config		* http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config