So I just need the Windows 7 sdk then Vic? Install that and then go through the make process? Or actually can you enlighten me as to what to do once I have the Windows 7 sdk?
On 3/15/2012 10:19 PM, Vic Beckley wrote:
Scott and John, I did get the windows 7 SDK to install on Windows 8. There was no problem with this once it downloaded the .net 3.5 package. The command prompt is still alive and well in Windows 8. I wasn't even sure of that prior to tonight. Nmake was there and seemed to work OK. Unless you want Visual Studio I would go with this if it pans out like it looks like it will. Visual Studio installs a tremendous amount of stuff with it that personally I don't need. Hopefully more tomorrow. Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Berry Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:34 PM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building for different versions Well Visual Studio 11 is in beta so I could try that. I'll also look at the sdk for Windows 8 for curiosity I don't think it's out though. On 3/15/2012 4:11 PM, Vic Beckley wrote:Hi Scott, I'm not sure about the compatibility of everything you will need tocompileunder windows 8. To compile liblouis.dll and liblouisutdml.dll which you will need for Braille Blaster you will need either a windows SDK or a version of Visual Studio. I don't know if the Windows 7 SDK will workunderWindows 8 or what version of visual Studio you would need. You will havetoresearch that yourself and probably do a little trial and error to findout.You will also need a Java JDK installed. Just the JRE isn't enough. Download the latest releases of liblouis and liblouisutdml from theBrailleBlaster website by going to the For Developers link. Unpack them intotheirown folder. I put them in the root of my drive so they are easier to gettofrom the command prompt. Take a look at the readme.windows file in the windows folder of the liblouisutdml main folder. This file gives good instructions on how to build the DLLs you need and what to do with them.Letme know once you have everything set up and can successfully build theDLLs.Next we can move on to downloading from the repositories. I welcome any questions. Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Berry Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:25 PM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building for different versions Right now it's Windows 8 I am using the preview. On 3/14/2012 3:46 AM, Vic Beckley wrote:Scott, what is your OS? Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 6:08 PM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building for different versions You can still help with building BrailleBlaster. That is probably more important. It is largely platform-independent. John On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 06:01:36PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:Sorry, if he is using Linux, I can't help. All I have learned is with Windows only. Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of John J. Boyer Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:21 PM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building for different versions I think Scott may be using Linux. In that case, compiling liblouis and liblouisutdml from the tarballs will involve just following the usual configure, make make install procedure. This discussion may encoursge others to try building, so it is good to have it on the list. John On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 04:52:20PM -0400, Vic Beckley wrote:Scott, What I did, and what I would recommend for you, is to download thelatesttarballs of liblouis and liblouisutdml and unpack them to yourcomputer.Inthe root folder of the liblouisutdml package is a file called readme.windows. It has good instructions as to what prerequisites youwillneed and how to compile the liblouis.dll and liblouisutdml.dll that youwillneed for Braille Blaster. One comment I have on the readme is thattypingSDK does not run the command prompt. I don't know what version ofwindowsyou have, but you will have to find the way to start the command promptwiththe right environment variables set. This shortcut will be in thefolderofthe SDK or Visual Studio that you install. To get these files go to theForDevelopers link on brailleblaster.org. Once you have mastered this, we can move on to how to get the latestfilesfrom the repository and compiling them. This is good background workbecauseyou will use the same steps to compile the DLLs from the filesdownloadedfrom the repository. Let me know if you have any questions about this procedure. I will getthelinks together to give you to download all the tools you need for therestof the project. I hope this helps. Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Berry Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:29 PM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building for different versions Yes that would be the way I'd like to build. On 3/13/2012 3:16 PM, Vic Beckley wrote:Scott, Do you want to build from the repository? There is quite a bitinvolved,butI will try to take you through it step by step. Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Berry Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:11 PM To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: Building for different versions Hey Vic, Can you help me out with compiling from scratch Braille Blaster andLibLouis? On 3/13/2012 12:15 PM, Vic Beckley wrote:Michael and John, I recompiled on my JDK 1.7 platform and got the exact same error thatIsentbefore. However, the brailleblaster.jar was different. It was 75Kinsteadof78K and now runs under Java 1.6. It looks like once you get all thelooseends tied up this will work fine. Best regards from Ohio, U.S.A., Vic E-mail: vic.beckley3@xxxxxxxxx-- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities