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This describes how to get OLA compiled for windows, it's a work in progress.
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This describes how to get OLA compiled for windows, it's a work in progress so it's unlikely to work as is. This tutorial uses gcc as the compiler, other compilers have not been tested.
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During [[GSOC2014WindowsPort|Google Summer of Code 2014]], this port will be worked on as one of the selected projects.
  
 
== Install Mingw, msys & build tools ==
 
== Install Mingw, msys & build tools ==
  
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The instructions at http://www.mingw.org/wiki/MSYS are very helpful. There are similar instructions at http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Installing_MSYS-MinGW
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Together MinGW & msys provide a unix-style shell environment & compiler suite for windows. Read the instructions at the [http://www.mingw.org/ MinGW] site for more info. MinGW now provides an installer to get most of the system up and running quickly. [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/mingw-get-inst/ Download] the installer and make sure you select "C++ Compiler". "MSYS Basic System" & "MinGW Developer Toolkit" when prompted.
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Once the installer has completed, open the msys shell (under Programs > MinGW) and install some additional packages:
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$ mingw-get.exe install msys-coreutils mingw32-base mingw32-pthreads-w32 msys-wget
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Note that some of these might already have been installed.
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== Install Git ==
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Git is used to checkout (and commit) the ola sources.  See http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/, be sure to select "checkout as is, commit unix style" during the install otherwise you'll get autoconf errors.
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Add the following line to your .bashrc file so that git can be used within msys:
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PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Git/bin"
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alias git=git.exe
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If you are on 64bit windows you may need to use:
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PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin"
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alias git=git.exe
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== Install pkg-config ==
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Download pkg-config-lite from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/files/ (the latest binary should work) and extract it to your MinGW directory.
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You also need to add
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  export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
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  CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include"
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  LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib"
  
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* Install mingw and msys
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to your .bashrc file.
  
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* Download these packages
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You might also want to edit your .profile file and add <pre>[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc</pre>
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** autoconf [http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/]  
 
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** automake [http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/]
 
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** libtool [http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/]
 
  
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* Launch the msys shell
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If you haven't configured your MSYS fstab yet, do that as well. See http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started for instructions.
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* Unpack autoconf, automake and libtool to a directory of your choice.
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== Install Dependencies ==
  
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* Install each of them with the following command:
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=== pkg-config ===
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* Download pkg-config-lite from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/files/
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* Extract to MinGW directory
  
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$ ./configure --prefix=/mingw && make && make install
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=== Python (optional) ===
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* Tested version: 2.7 series
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* Download and install Python for Windows from https://www.python.org/downloads/
  
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* Update PKG_CONFIG_PATH
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=== msys-git ===
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* Download msysgit from https://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list
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* Install and make sure to select "Check-out as is, commit UNIX-style"
  
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As all the libraries will be installed in /mingw, PKG_CONFIG_PATH must be set.
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=== libuuid ===
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* Download and extract the latest libuuid tarball from https://code.google.com/p/gnome-build-stage-1/downloads/list
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* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
  
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Open the file /etc/profile (C:\msys\1.0\etc\profile) with your favorite editor (make sure it uses LF line endings) and add:
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=== protobuf ===
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* Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list
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* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
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* if you want to use the OLA Python api, install the protobuf Python bindings from the 'python' subdirectory
  
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PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/mingw/lib/pkgconfig"
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=== cppunit ===
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* Download and extract the latest cppunit tarball from http://sourceforge.net/projects/cppunit/files/cppunit/
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* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
  
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You might also want to set CFLAGS. Safe options for MinGW are:
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=== libmicrohttpd ===
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* Download and extract the latest libmicrohttpd tarball from http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/
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* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
  
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CFLAGS="-pipe -O2 -mms-bitfields -march=i686"
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=== liblo (optional) ===
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* Download and extract the latest version of liblo from http://liblo.sourceforge.net/
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* Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
  
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just before
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== Build OLA ==
  
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export HOME LOGNAME MSYSTEM HISTFILE
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* Do a git checkout of OLA
  
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and modify that line by adding the variables:
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  $ git.exe clone https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola.git
  
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export HOME LOGNAME MSYSTEM HISTFILE CFLAGS PKG_CONFIG_PATH
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* Prepare autotools files
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  $ autoreconf -i -f
  
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Now restart MSYS. You should now be able to use MSYS without problems.
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* Run ./configure
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  $ ./configure --enable-python-libs --disable-e131 --disable-karate --disable-milinst --disable-renard --disable-spi --disable-stageprofi --disable-usbpro --disable-usbdmx --disable-uart
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This is the biggest part of the job.
 
  
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== Install Git ==
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* Build
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  $ make
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* Optional: Run the tests
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  $ make check
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* Install
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  $ make install
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== Current State / TODO ==
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See the [[GSOC2014WindowsPort|GSOC project page]].
  
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See http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/, be sure to select "unix style carriage returns" otherwise you'll get autoconf errors.
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== Misc Notes ==
  
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== Install Dependencies ==
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You may run into issues with the latest mingw and protobufs. During runtime it can't find libstdc++-6.dll. Attempt to follow this and see if any of the solutions fixes your problem. We'd love to hear the outcome on irc or the forums.
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6404636/libstdc-6-dll-not-found
  
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* http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/ . Note you need to install the .tar.gz as the zip just contains protoc (we need the libraries as well)
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Sean Sill:
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* http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ , be sure to run configure with  ./configure --prefix=/mingw --includedir /mingw/include/ossp
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I ended up removing libstdc++.dll.a from the C:/MinGW/libs folder.

Latest revision as of 13:26, 30 November 2014

This describes how to get OLA compiled for windows, it's a work in progress so it's unlikely to work as is. This tutorial uses gcc as the compiler, other compilers have not been tested.

During Google Summer of Code 2014, this port will be worked on as one of the selected projects.

Install Mingw, msys & build tools

Together MinGW & msys provide a unix-style shell environment & compiler suite for windows. Read the instructions at the MinGW site for more info. MinGW now provides an installer to get most of the system up and running quickly. Download the installer and make sure you select "C++ Compiler". "MSYS Basic System" & "MinGW Developer Toolkit" when prompted.

Once the installer has completed, open the msys shell (under Programs > MinGW) and install some additional packages: 

$ mingw-get.exe install msys-coreutils mingw32-base mingw32-pthreads-w32 msys-wget

Note that some of these might already have been installed.

Install Git

Git is used to checkout (and commit) the ola sources. See http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/, be sure to select "checkout as is, commit unix style" during the install otherwise you'll get autoconf errors.

Add the following line to your .bashrc file so that git can be used within msys: 

PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files/Git/bin"
alias git=git.exe

If you are on 64bit windows you may need to use: 

PATH="$PATH:/c/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin"
alias git=git.exe

Install pkg-config

Download pkg-config-lite from http://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/files/ (the latest binary should work) and extract it to your MinGW directory.

You also need to add 

 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig
 CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include"
 LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/lib"

to your .bashrc file.

You might also want to edit your .profile file and add 
[ -f ~/.bashrc ] && . ~/.bashrc

If you haven't configured your MSYS fstab yet, do that as well. See http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started for instructions.


Install Dependencies

pkg-config

Python (optional)

msys-git

libuuid

protobuf

  • Download and extract the latest protobuf tarball from https://code.google.com/p/protobuf/downloads/list
  • Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell
  • if you want to use the OLA Python api, install the protobuf Python bindings from the 'python' subdirectory

cppunit

libmicrohttpd

liblo (optional)

  • Download and extract the latest version of liblo from http://liblo.sourceforge.net/
  • Configure, compile and install it using the MinGW MSYS shell

Build OLA

  • Do a git checkout of OLA
 $ git.exe clone https://github.com/OpenLightingProject/ola.git
  • Prepare autotools files
 $ autoreconf -i -f
  • Run ./configure
 $ ./configure --enable-python-libs --disable-e131 --disable-karate --disable-milinst --disable-renard --disable-spi --disable-stageprofi --disable-usbpro --disable-usbdmx --disable-uart
  • Build
 $ make
  • Optional: Run the tests
 $ make check
  • Install
 $ make install

Current State / TODO

See the GSOC project page.

Misc Notes

You may run into issues with the latest mingw and protobufs. During runtime it can't find libstdc++-6.dll. Attempt to follow this and see if any of the solutions fixes your problem. We'd love to hear the outcome on irc or the forums. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6404636/libstdc-6-dll-not-found

Sean Sill: I ended up removing libstdc++.dll.a from the C:/MinGW/libs folder.

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