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Bug 760388 - MS lib files cannot be generated (with patch)
MS lib files cannot be generated (with patch)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Backend: Win32
3.18.x
Other Windows
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gtk-win32 maintainers
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-01-10 04:17 UTC by Tom Schoonjans
Modified: 2016-01-15 10:22 UTC
See Also:
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Attachments
Fixes Windows static library Makefile bug (1.38 KB, patch)
2016-01-10 04:18 UTC, Tom Schoonjans 		committed Details | Review

Description Tom Schoonjans 2016-01-10 04:17:36 UTC 
When building gtk+3 on Windows using MinGW/MSYS, I ran into a build error involving the generating of the .lib static libraries, due to a dependency on non-existent libtool archives, which like like an oversight during the gtk2 to gtk3 transition.

Anyway, the patch is attached.

Best,

Tom
Comment 1 Tom Schoonjans 2016-01-10 04:18:43 UTC 
Created attachment 318635 [details] [review]
Fixes Windows static library Makefile bug
Comment 2 LRN 2016-01-13 22:06:44 UTC 
Review of attachment 318635 [details] [review]:

This looks correct, but i can't test it, because i don't have MS lib.exe
Comment 3 Ignacio Casal Quinteiro (nacho) 2016-01-15 10:18:56 UTC 
I've pushed the patch. If somebody complains we can always revert it, but I'd rather avoid having people not being able to build gtk on windows.
Comment 4 Tom Schoonjans 2016-01-15 10:22:12 UTC 
Thanks for committing the patch!

FYI, this problem only affected installations where lib.exe would get picked up by configure. Otherwise the build would run without hiccups...