BUILD_ON_MSYS2.txt

How to build gerbv.exe on MSYS2 with MinGW-w64 gcc/g++

* Note: Please replace "/home/user/dxflib-3.12.2-src" as appropriate.


(0) Prerequisites
+ MSYS2 environment
+ MinGW-w64 gcc/g++ compiler (32bit or 64bit)
+ gtk+-2.0 library
+ cairo library
+ dxflib 3.12.2 source


(1) Build a DXFLib library
Extract a dxflib source (assume that the source directory is /home/user/dxflib-3.12.2-src)
$ cd /home/user/dxflib-3.12.2-src
$ mkdir -p dxflib
$ cp -f src/*.h dxflib
$ cd src
$ rm -f libdxflib.a
$ g++ -O2 -static -c dl_dxf.cpp -o dl_dxf.o
$ g++ -O2 -static -c dl_writer_ascii.cpp -o dl_writer_ascii.o
$ ar rvs libdxflib.a dl_dxf.o dl_writer_ascii.o
$ ranlib libdxflib.a
$ cp -f libdxflib.a ..


(2) Build a gerbv.exe
Go to gerbv source directory.
$ ./configure --enable-dxf --disable-rpath --with-included-gettext --disable-update-desktop-database --enable-dependency-tracking --enable-static=yes CFLAGS="-O2 -I/home/user/dxflib-3.12.2-src -static" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -I/home/user/dxflib-3.12.2-src -static" LDFLAGS="-L/home/user/dxflib-3.12.2-src -s -static" LIBS="-lstdc++"
$ make

Despite configuring with "-static" options, gerbv.exe still requires some DLL files because MinGW-w64's gtk+2 is shared library.