Re: [Mingw-cross-env-list] ORBit2: make skipping over subdirectory resulting in build fail

[Tony Theodore]

On 22/06/2011, at 11:28 PM, Tony Theodore wrote:

> Hi Ryan,
> 
> On 22 June 2011 14:22, Ryan Laboucane <address@hidden> wrote:
>> I'm attempting to build ORBit2 under mingw-cross-env, and I'm getting an
>> error that's kind of puzzling me.
>> 
>> During build, make enters the subdirectory 'src/idl-compiler', then
>> quickly outputs:
>> make[5]: nothing to be done for `all'.
> 
> Calling "make" from the top source level (ORBit2.mk:41) with
> "*_PROGRAMS= " causes it to skip building any *exe targets.
> 
>> That doesn't seem to be the only directory this occurs in either...
> 
> The previous build steps would mean there's nothing to be done in
> ".../linc2" and ".../src/idl" etc.
> 
>> Later, when it tries to build the orb-core component, it complains:
>> 
>> *** No rule to make target `../../../src/idl-compiler/orbit-idl-2.exe',
>> needed by `orbit-interface.h'.  Stop.
> 
> Since calling "make" this way overrides what "./configure" has
> detected, you can end up with inconsistent dependencies. The build log
> (ORBit:85) hints that it expects to build the idl compiler, and that
> it will be there when required. Since this was bypassed, the build
> can't continue.
> 
>> ORBit2 builds the idl-compiler fine when not cross-compiling.
> 
> Does it actually build it, or does it detect a natively installed one
> and use that? I'm guessing the latter, but it could be the former -
> the "ac_cv_*" overrides and removal of static warnings makes me think
> this isn't developed with static cross-building in mind.

Hi Ryan,

Are you still looking into this? The last release is about eight years old, 
though there have been updates in the repository (they've even moved to git!). 
It also relies on glib, which seems to break with every release, and it's hard 
to imagine you'll have any success building against a current version.

I'd suggest you prepare a fast-forward patch from the latest repo and use that 
as a base.

Cheers,

Tony