Building on Windows with MinGW

[vepo]

I'm trying to build sigil on Windows, but I'm facing several erros.

The last error I'm facing is with Xerces. I need to compile xercesc?

[ 7%] Building CXX object src/Xerces/CMakeFiles/Xerces.dir/xercesc/util/Transcoders/IconvGNU/IconvGNUTransService.cpp.obj
cd /d C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces && c:\MinGW\bin\g++.exe -DHAVE_FTIME -DHAVE_LIMITS_H -DHAVE_STRCASECMP -DHAVE_STRING_H -DHAVE_STRNCASECMP -DHAVE_SYS_TIMEB_H -DHAVE_TOWLOWER -DHAVE_TOWUPPER -DHAVE_WCHAR_H -DHAVE_WCSICMP -DHAVE_WCSLWR -DHAVE_WCSNICMP -DHAVE_WCSUPR -DHAVE_WCTYPE_H -DXERCES_BUILDING_LIBRARY -DXERCES_STATIC_LIBRARY -DXERCES_USE_FILEMGR_POSIX -DXERCES_USE_MSGLOADER_INMEMORY -DXERCES_USE_MUTEXMGR_POSIX -DXERCES_USE_TRANSCODER_GNUICONV @CMakeFiles/Xerces.dir/includes_CXX.rsp -msse2 -o CMakeFiles\Xerces.dir\xercesc\util\Transcoders\Ico nvGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp.obj -c C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:131: error: 'LITTLE_ENDIAN' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:132: error: 'BIG_ENDIAN' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:133: error: 'LITTLE_ENDIAN' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:134: error: 'BIG_ENDIAN' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:135: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:137: error: too many initializers for 'const xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUEncoding'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:137: error: too many initializers for 'const xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUEncoding'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:137: error: too many initializers for 'const xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUEncoding'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:137: error: too many initializers for 'const xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUEncoding'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:137: error: too many initializers for 'const xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUEncoding'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In constructor 'xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::IconvGNUWrapper(xer cesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:171: error: 'LITTLE_ENDIAN' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'void xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::mbcToXMLCh(const char*, XMLCh*) const':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:196: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'void xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::xmlChToMbc(XMLCh, char*) const':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:216: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'XMLCh xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::toUpper(XMLCh)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:254: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:254: error: initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:262: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:262: error: initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'XMLCh xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::toLower(XMLCh)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:287: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:287: error: initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:295: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:295: error: initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'XMLCh* xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::mbsToXML(const char*, XMLCh*, size_t) const':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:312: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'char* xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::xmlToMbs(const XMLCh*, char*, size_t) const':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:351: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'size_t xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::iconvFrom(const char*, size_t*, char**, size_t)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:388: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:388: error: initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'size_t xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUWrapper::iconvTo(const char*, size_t*, char**, size_t)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:401: error: invalid conversion from 'char**' to 'const char**'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:401: error: initializing argument 2 of 'size_t libiconv(void*, const char**, size_t*, char**, size_t*)'
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In constructor 'xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUTransService::IconvGNUTransS ervice(xercesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:446: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual XMLSize_t xercesc_3_1::IconvGNULCPTranscoder::calcRequiredSi ze(const XMLCh*, xercesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:697: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual char* xercesc_3_1::IconvGNULCPTranscoder::transcode(cons t XMLCh*, xercesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:759: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual bool xercesc_3_1::IconvGNULCPTranscoder::transcode(cons t XMLCh*, char*, XMLSize_t, xercesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:814: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual XMLCh* xercesc_3_1::IconvGNULCPTranscoder::transcode(cons t char*, xercesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:871: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:893: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual bool xercesc_3_1::IconvGNULCPTranscoder::transcode(cons t char*, XMLCh*, XMLSize_t, xercesc_3_1::MemoryManager*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:929: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:952: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual XMLSize_t xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUTranscoder::transcodeFrom(con st XMLByte*, XMLSize_t, XMLCh*, XMLSize_t, XMLSize_t&, unsigned char*)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:1030: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:1062: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp: In member function 'virtual XMLSize_t xercesc_3_1::IconvGNUTranscoder::transcodeTo(const XMLCh*, XMLSize_t, XMLByte*, XMLSize_t, XMLSize_t&, xercesc_3_1::XMLTranscoder::UnRepOpts)':
C:\dev\sigil\src\Xerces\xercesc\util\Transcoders\I convGNU\IconvGNUTransService.cpp:1083: error: 'BYTE_ORDER' was not declared in this scope
mingw32-make[2]: *** [src/Xerces/CMakeFiles/Xerces.dir/xercesc/util/Transcoders/IconvGNU/IconvGNUTransService.cpp.obj] Error 1
mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory `C:/dev/sigil'
mingw32-make[1]: *** [src/Xerces/CMakeFiles/Xerces.dir/all] Error 2
mingw32-make: *** [all] Error 2
mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory `C:/dev/sigil'

[DiapDealer]

While it may in fact turn out to be possible to build Sigil on Windows with MinGW, you'll note in the build instructions that only Microsoft's Visual C++ is supported. Not a very satisfying answer, I know, but there it is. Be prepared to go this alone.

And yes, Xerces is a required component.

[vepo]

Ok. I'm expecting this....

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

And yes, Xerces is a required component.

Maybe, this error is because cmake cannot find xerces implementation. How can I define where xercesc code is?

[DiapDealer]

How can I define where xercesc code is?

I know nothing about the MinGW build environment, so I won't really be able to help. All I know is that the necessary xercesc stuff is in src/Xerces/xercesc folder of Sigil's source package. I have no clue how you go about making sure MinGW uses it properly.

What did your initial cmake command look like to build the make files in the first place? On Windows, I'd imagine the "NMake Makefiles" and the "Visual Studio 10" are the only Generator options that are going to work "out of the box," so to speak. Otherwise, you're probably looking at modifying the CMake conf files before you even create the Make files.

[vepo]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I know nothing about the MinGW build environment, so I won't really be able to help. All I know is that the necessary xercesc stuff is in src/Xerces/xercesc folder of Sigil's source package. I have no clue how you go about making sure MinGW uses it properly.

Thanks. I will wait for more answer and search a little more.

[DiapDealer]

I'd say your first step will be searching the CMake configuration files (CMakeLists.txt) and making sure all "if (MSVC)" and/or "if ( WIN32 )" sections are ported to make sense in a MinGW environment. It's likely to be a fairly daunting task. You're basically going to be telling cmake how to create the proper make files with the "MinGW Makefiles" Generator from the ground up -- since the current included configurations only take the "NMake" and "Visual Studio" Generators into consideration on the Windows platform.

[user_none]

MinGW cannot be used to build Sigil. The build system requires Microsoft's compiler.