[GRASS5] Win32 compile with cygnus ...

[Markus Neteler]

On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 07:10:41AM -0700, John Huddleston wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
> Sent: Friday, November 24, 2000 10:32 AM
> > Hi John, Hi Markus, Hi Grasslist,
> > i finished a compile with the latest cygwin setup on NT 4.0 SP 5 in this
> > minute.
> > I can now compile all modules from the standard GRASS list file
> > (including r.in.png and r.out.png). 
> > I'll check in my changes to the CVS in the next days. I'll check in my
> > head file too.
> > 
> > I have now a running X11R6.4 installation, but can not start grass5 in
> > the xterm. But i managed somehow to start xwin from the grass shell
> > prompt. 
> 
> I have been using Starnet X-win http://www.starnet.com/ for some time
> now.  Using it with the X11R6.4 libes has allowed me to compile my X11
> code.  They have a trial version which runs for two hours.  See the lycos
> http://ftpsearch.lycos.com/ and search for xwin41.  
> 
> > _But_ the problem still remains that there is no graphical output yet.
> > 
> > After some code modifications i can now even compile the new IPC message
> > queue setup, but this still requires a lot of work to be done.
> 
> Do you want me to add the cygipc code to the grass5 cvs?  Markus?
Hi John,

if this code is required and simplifies life to compile the GRASS on
Windows, please go ahead.

> This is one of those cases, where if we had money to travel, I would say
> let's get together for two to three days and make it work.  
> 
> John Huddleston
I wish we would have money to sponsor such meetings!! Any ideas where
to apply for it? GRASS on Windows would be really a step forward
in GRASS reputation...

Markus


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