Include directories problem when cross compiling with mingw hello, im trying to cross compile a project on arch linux using mingw for windows. In this tutorial we will be using i686w64 mingw32 cross compiler. According to the mingw installation manager the windows32api is installed, so it should be working. Crosscompiling boost for windows on linux stack overflow.
The problem is, that the files are found but cant be compiled right, as you can see below. Pe32 executable console intel 80386, for ms windows. Boostusers bjam, mingw and crosscompiling next in thread. If wget is unable to find the server, the maintainers have probably moved up to another rev. Yesterday, i attempted to work through exactly what was needed to cross compile openmw for windows in linux. On the gnu linux platform there is a cross compiler following the usual naming conventions of such compilers, where the compiler name is prefixed by the host canonical triplet or suitable alias. This is unlikely to change, until after an officially supported stable gcc4. Using a prebuilt dll from windows libpng libpng provides prebuilt windows binaries albeit ancient. Eventually i was able to compile it using exactly the following commands. Every other library of boost was built successfully, except for this one. I have some difficulty to cross compile tbb on my linux machine. Mxe m cross environment is a gnu makefile that compiles a cross compiler and cross compiles many free libraries such as sdl and qt. Boost libraries compiled for ms windows using mingw. Although the process is quite smooth the initial setup may seem a bit complicated.
I thought i was getting quite close but i seem to be running into a wall here. Cross compile on ubuntu linux for windows using mingw. Mingw is a collection of freely available and freely distributable windows specific header files and import libraries combined with gnu toolsets that allow one to produce native windows programs that do not rely on any 3rdparty c runtime dlls the aim of this project is to provide library packages compiled by mingw minimalist gnuwin32 crosscompiler on fedora. These instructions refer to using mingw to crosscompile wesnoth 1. Adventures of a linux guy building windows programs. With directfb, a lot of errors produce, just like man. Cross compile linux to windows using mingw showing 11 of 1 messages. I was curious if someone here might be able to help me cross compile btkcore0. Aug, 2014 tincs cross compilation page gives instructions for a few libraries that it requires.
The mingw w64 project is a complete runtime environment for gcc to support binaries native to windows 64bit and 32bit operating systems. I am trying to cross compile from linux 64 bits to windows 64 bits. Supports widecharacter startup municode supports 32bit and 64bit windows i386x64. If you are trying to build the windows binaries on the same machine, say for packaging, use a virtual machine with windows, mingw and appropriate scripts. Mingw is a collection of freely available and freely distributable windows specific header files and import libraries combined with gnu toolsets that allow one to produce native windows programs that do not rely on any 3rdparty c runtime dlls. As of this writing, the mingw project does not support any official build of gcc, more recent than gcc3. Mxe is a cross environment that helps you crosscompile several open source libraries like qt, openssl, zlib, etc. Its actually pretty easy to crosscompile qbittorrent on linux for windows targets using mxe, a cross environment based on the mingww64 toolchain the mingww64 project is an improvement on the original mingw minimalist gnu for windows project to support 64bits targets. Adventures of a linux guy building windows programs inductive. Then you can even run automated tests on the vm etc. Crosscompile qbittorrent for windows on linux using mxe. Cross compiling for ms windows cross compiling gwyddion for ms windows under linux is quite similar to normal unix compilation with certain additional setup and extra steps. If you have instructions for cross compiling boost from linux, please contact the. Cross compiling on a linux ubuntu for windows targets has become really simple in the last years.
Linking libcurl while cross compiling with mingw32 under linux for windows tag. Mingw to crosscompile windows apps part 2 limitlessfx. Not sure if thats something in the boost build system or my setup, but it worked. It can also be adapted slightly for building the mingww64 cross compiler on linux. Mingw cross compiler for linux build environment mingw. Use the following instructions to crosscompile a wallet for windows using ubuntu server 18. Now for these platform independent projects that heavily depend on gcc and gnu tool chain i found this mingw32 cross compile environment to be a major blessing. Suppose further that the host platform is mingw with canonical triplet i586pcmingw32. Some time ago, i had to do a lot of tricks, including copying dlls from a windows system and converting them for use with mingw. The general way to cross compile is extremely simple, as long as the programmer was smart enough to use the gnu autotoolsconfigure hosti686w64mingw32 make. Marc wackerlin cross compile openssl for windows on linux. This howto describes how to create a 64bit windows binary of tinc. Thus, it provides a nice cross compiling environment for various target platforms, which. Boostusers bjam, mingw and crosscompiling previous message.
Firstly, the cross compiler i have is i686w64 mingw32 gcc 4. Build v2 docs under cross compilation when you do invoke bjam, youll want to pass some extra arguments to make it build 64bit binaries and let it know youre building. It can also be adapted slightly for building the mingw. For more configuration options, please consult warning. Cross compiling to a completely different platform is usually a huge pain in the. Next article will talk about cross compiling openssl. The difference is that instead of rightclicking on the. The problem is the code here relies on boostthread which uses all windowsspecific typing and api, which is nicely pointed out by boost devs with that assert. How to compile altcoin for windows on linux using mxe and. A commandline installer, with optional gui frontend, mingwget for mingw and msys deployment on ms windows a gui firsttime setup tool mingwgetsetup, to get you up and running with mingwget. Cmake include directories problem when cross compiling with.
I am trying to crosscompile from linux 64 bits to windows 64 bits. If you want to use other, just change that string everywhere. In this tutorial we will be using i686w64mingw32 cross compiler. These numbers were last updated on december 16, 2015. About this document at this time, building a native compiler is suggested. If your not able to compile it with the command line commands above you could try installing it with the mingw installation manager, its called. But now, all the tricks and hacks have gone, cross compilation is very simple. The boost license encourages the use of boost libraries for all users with minimal restrictions. If the default is wrong, your build may not work correctly.
Msys, a contraction of minimal system, is a bourne shell command line interpreter system. Hi, i have some difficulty to cross compile tbb on my linux machine. On debian, the packages you need are mingw32, mingw32binutils and mingw32runtime. Openscad user manualcrosscompiling for windows on linux. If, in addition, you are not familiar with the normal unix compilation you might wish to start with that and attempt. Build supports cross compilation with the gcc and msvc toolsets. A commandline installer, with optional gui frontend, mingwget for mingw and msys deployment on mswindows a gui firsttime setup tool mingwgetsetup, to get you up and running with mingwget. My aim is to compile tbb on linux but for use on windows. Boostusers bjam, mingw and crosscompiling in reply to. I wanted to crosscompile to build nightlies for a new, opensource and crossplatform p2p application. Installing boost libraries for gcc mingw on windows github. Note that except for purely c external libraries, the libraries themselves must have been built with mingw.
Mingww64 for 32 and 64 bit windows wiki2 building boost. I dont know if its the place to write it, but for people who are interested in, here is how i did the cross compilation beetwee windows 8 and raspberry pi 3 debian jessie. This is useful if you want to build windows executables on linux. Hi, i am working on a my project under windows xp7. The only way to build it today is to use a mingwclang based toolchain, which is not very popular. Did you check cross compile on ubuntu linux for windows using mingw. How to compile altcoin for windows on linux using mxe and mingw. On windows, if an application uses shared libraries, and both the application and the libraries are. Dec 25, 2015 this is a guide to crosscompile qbittorrent on linux for windows 64bits only. This will make your life way easier if you want to crosscompile any of those projects.
It is also much easier to get all the dependencies in a modern distribution. Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The boost getting started guide is a good starting point, but between running bootstrap. Hi, ive been looking for informations on how to configure the cross compilation on qt windows for the raspberry 3. Im trying to create mingw binaries for boost on a linux machine. For suse, redhat, mandrake and other rpmbased installations, there are mingw rpm packages. I wound up with a couple of cross compilers installed. Mingww64 for 32 and 64 bit windows wiki2 cross win32. Iceiceicecrosscompiling the battle for wesnoth wiki. I give some quick notes for the case where youd like to use a prebuilt mingw windows library and specific notes for boost. Looking at the debug information i really cant see what is causing the compilation to fail. For other libraries, i normally just set cc, cxx, cflags and cxxflags and run configure, make, make install.
Apps you build with mono will run unmodified on windows machines as long as you stay within the standard. Some patches are needed to openmw, some to mygui, and boost needs to be dropkicked. Crosscompiling a qt project for windows x64 is then as simple as. So this strategy i have wanted to use also to compile boost libraries and i have tried this so far after reading the getting started article on the boost homepage. Although it is possible to compile tinc under windows itself, cross compiling it under linux is much faster. Use the following instructions to cross compile a wallet for windows using ubuntu server 18. Again of note is the use of the crosscompilegenerated wxconfig, as well as the various boost library paths and references. This document is written to help those new to building the mingww64 cross compilers on windows using msysmingw and cygwin. As of ff 61 early 2018, the historical way of building firefox with mingw using a mingwgcc toolchain stopped working. I like them, because they simplify such a complex thing as cross compiling. Cmake include directories problem when cross compiling. Crosscompiling gwyddion for ms windows under linux is quite similar to normal unix compilation with certain additional setup and extra steps. But then ill have to fight to use the mingw32 ar and mingw32 windres and. Youll need to consult the documentation on a projectbyproject basis for each of your dependencies.