On 4/7/2011 8:42 AM, Dick Hollenbeck wrote: > >> MinGW is not a prerequisite. Having a valid compiler is a prerequisite. >> MSVC, >> Borland, etc are all valid generator targets for CMake. Using CMake to >> download and build wxWidgets will be more beneficial to these users than >> MinGW >> users. My guess is most MinGW users are likely to install MSYS which means >> you >> can build wxWidgets using autotools since this is the process described in >> the >> Kicad build documentation for windows. >> >> Wayne > > > > No. > > Brian may be serving a different master here. But I think he and I are on > the same page. MSYS is not a requirement and should be avoided if it can > be, and he has found away around it.
Saw Brian's response. I see said the blind man. MSYS may not be a required but it is useful. Until wxWidgets supports pkg-config or some other cross platform equivalent, being able to use wx-config is extremely useful for development. Wayne > > MinGW is the preferred compiler IMO. The rest is noise and can be handled > by those that want to stray from the path which comes with the most support, > and do so without support. > > > Dick > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
