Laura, I'm not sure that minGW/msys will do the job. It won'tlink the latest versions of liblouisxml, let alone liblouisutdml. I would like to see if the C++ plugin for Eclipse is more stable. Actually, I was hoping that someone with a lot of experience in porting C to Windows would come forward. John On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 01:06:56PM -0600, qubit wrote: > Hi John -- I thought I'd be doing windows, although if you find someone more > experienced with windows requirements, I understand it might take less time. > This project has been helpful to me in learning tech details that I didn't > know before. I have MSYS and MinGW on my machine for building your C > library, and I also have cygwin as a potentially better environment. > My question is, how does java fit into an environment like cygwin? I tried > compiling a java file using javac in cygwin and had it fail -- but I don't > know yet what version of java cygwin is using. It isn't calling my windows > installation of javac. So I think I need to go to the cygwin site and see > if they have jdk6 for download. > > I'm still waiting for comments on the files I sent yesterday. > Take care. > --le > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John J. Boyer" <johnjboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 5:45 AM > Subject: [brailleblaster] Re: We need a reliable procedure for compiling C > libraries for all platforms. > > > Alex, > > Thanks for the offer. My websites need some work before they are up > again. When that is done I will post the latest versions of > liblouisutdml and liblouis on www.abilitiessoft.com and post a message > on the list with instructions for compiling them for BrailleBlaster. > > Greg Kearney is having a lot of trouble compiling the software for the > Mac. He will be happy to get your files. > > I can take care of Linux. now we need someone who will take on the > responsibility for Windows. > > John > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 06:30:49PM -0800, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi John, > > > > What would you like me to compile on the Mac? > > > > I will be busy until Friday, but I hsould have some time to work on this > > after that. > > > > Regards, > > Alex, > > > > > > On 2010-12-14, at 12:38 PM, John J. Boyer wrote: > > > > > Before we can implement subcommands like emboss we must have a reliable > > > procedure for compiling C and C++ libraries for all platforms. While we > > > figure this out, I can also decide how to designate the embossers on > > > various platforms. > > > > > > You will see in my draftbb3.zip file which I sent last week that there > > > is a bin directory with varrious subdirectories for command-line tools, > > > libraries and "shared" files and documents. This wilol make it possible > > > for liblouis and liblouuisutdml to find their tawbles and files > > > automatically. Additional C libraries should be put in the lib > > > subdirectory. > > > > > > We must also be ab le to quickly compile things for all platforms when > > > new releases are made. > > > > > > Once we have such compilations and the Java code to handle subcommands > > > we can release BrailleBlaster for both this list and the > > > libllouis-liblouisxml list. There have been several examples of user > > > frustration in trying to compile source code. The BrailleBlaster release > > > will contain the binaries in the bin directory. > > > > > > John > > > > > > -- > > > John J. boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > > > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > > > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > > > Madison, WI USA > > > Developing software for people with disabilities > > > > > > > > > > Alex Jurgensen, > > VoiceOver Trainer, > > ASquared21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Visit us on the web at: www.vipbc.org > > > > -- > John J. boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > Madison, WI USA > Developing software for people with disabilities > > > -- My websites: GodTouches Digital Ministry, Inc. http://www.godtouches.org Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Location: Madison, WI, USA