[Linuxsampler-devel] Windows builds

[Christian Schoenebeck]

Hi Windows users,

I just updated the cross compilers for the Windows platform on our build
server. One of them had an ancient old version which I got tired of dealing
with on source code level.

In case you encounter any issues with the new LinuxSampler Windows installer
version from today (linuxsampler_20160925_setup.exe) or later, then just let
me know!

CU
Christian

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[Andreas Persson]

Post by Christian Schoenebeck
In case you encounter any issues with the new LinuxSampler Windows installer
version from today (linuxsampler_20160925_setup.exe) or later, then just let
me know!

The 32 bit programs are now broken, as the gcc and stdc++ dll files are
missing in the installer.

/Andreas

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[Andreas Persson]

Post by Andreas Persson

Post by Christian Schoenebeck
In case you encounter any issues with the new LinuxSampler Windows installer
version from today (linuxsampler_20160925_setup.exe) or later, then just let
me know!

The 32 bit programs are now broken, as the gcc and stdc++ dll files are
missing in the installer.

I tried to copy the dll files from the build server
(/usr/lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.9-win32), and then linuxsampler.exe
starts without errors, but neither gigedit nor qsampler work. I think we
must find or build new versions of the Qt and gtkmm libs compatible with
the newer gcc.

The 64 bit version of gigedit however seems to work fine.

/Andreas


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[Christian Schoenebeck]

Post by Andreas Persson
I tried to copy the dll files from the build server
(/usr/lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.9-win32), and then linuxsampler.exe
starts without errors, but neither gigedit nor qsampler work. I think we
must find or build new versions of the Qt and gtkmm libs compatible with
the newer gcc.

I was actually currently trying another approach, I was playing on the
libgig-win32 target and added "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++" and removed
"--disable-static". It builds fine but fails when it tries to link one of the
command line tools, because some of the static symbols are now tried to be
included to both the libgig DLLs as well as the command line applications.

I give up for today. Maybe tomorrow ...

CU
Christian

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[Christian Schoenebeck]

Post by Christian Schoenebeck

Post by Andreas Persson
I tried to copy the dll files from the build server
(/usr/lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.9-win32), and then linuxsampler.exe
starts without errors, but neither gigedit nor qsampler work. I think we
must find or build new versions of the Qt and gtkmm libs compatible with
the newer gcc.

I was actually currently trying another approach, I was playing on the
libgig-win32 target and added "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++" and removed
"--disable-static". It builds fine but fails when it tries to link one of
the command line tools, because some of the static symbols are now tried to
be included to both the libgig DLLs as well as the command line
applications.
I give up for today. Maybe tomorrow ...

I had a look at compiling a new GTKMM version for the 32-bit Windows build
server today, however GTKMM requires such a huge crap chain of library
dependencies that it would take ages to compile all of them. Total horror
show! Did I mention before how much I regret not having switched to Qt for
gigedit somewhere in the past? *grrrr*

How about compltely dropping support for 32 bit Windows machines with our
installer? I mean is anybody still using a 32 bit Windows machine actually? My
guess is that there is almost nobody still using a 32 bit Windows system, and
if so, then there are probably more useful things to spend my time on.

CU
Christian

[Andreas Persson]

Post by Christian Schoenebeck

Post by Christian Schoenebeck

Post by Andreas Persson
I tried to copy the dll files from the build server
(/usr/lib/gcc/i686-w64-mingw32/4.9-win32), and then linuxsampler.exe
starts without errors, but neither gigedit nor qsampler work. I think we
must find or build new versions of the Qt and gtkmm libs compatible with
the newer gcc.

I was actually currently trying another approach, I was playing on the
libgig-win32 target and added "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++" and removed
"--disable-static". It builds fine but fails when it tries to link one of
the command line tools, because some of the static symbols are now tried to
be included to both the libgig DLLs as well as the command line
applications.
I give up for today. Maybe tomorrow ...

I had a look at compiling a new GTKMM version for the 32-bit Windows build
server today, however GTKMM requires such a huge crap chain of library
dependencies that it would take ages to compile all of them. Total horror
show! Did I mention before how much I regret not having switched to Qt for
gigedit somewhere in the past? *grrrr*

Just so you know, I'm working on this now. My plan is to use prebuilt
dll files from the msys2 project. This means I have to use a newer
compiler than the one provided by Debian. The compiler is installed and
used on the build server for win 32 bit, but I haven't finished the
changes in the installer scripts yet.

/Andreas

[Christian Schoenebeck]

Post by Andreas Persson
Just so you know, I'm working on this now. My plan is to use prebuilt
dll files from the msys2 project. This means I have to use a newer
compiler than the one provided by Debian. The compiler is installed and
used on the build server for win 32 bit, but I haven't finished the
changes in the installer scripts yet.

That's timing. I was already starting to abandon the 32 bit Windows build by
updating the Windows installer. So I guess I am not committing that. ;-)

Thanks for letting me know!

CU
Christian