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Amiga Events : Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1 released!

Posted by spotUP on 2007/6/25 4:17:54 (1865 reads) News by the same author

Fresh from Spot's bedroom! - Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1.
Failed to port stuff with the last version? Cheer up lad!
This guide is new and improved! Have another go! You can do it!
Read the history for a detailed list of changes.

WHY SHOULD I READ THIS? I CAN'T CODE!
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Well, the sad fact is that, neither can I! :) I am just a stubborn geezer!
And look at me now... 300+ uploads to http://os4depot.net compiling
multiplatform stuff for AmigaOS 4.0 isn't THAT hard, c'mon! If I can do it,
you can do it too! You'll jump up and down screaming when you managed to
compile your first SDL app, I did! To my defence I have to say that I had
to figure out a lot of the process the hard way! :P
/Spot

HISTORY
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Version 1.6.1

Misc small changes and additional info 'backported' from the AROS 'port'
of this guide.

Version 1.6.0

Added a guide on how to make GUI's using Emperor.
Added lots of small things that I can't remember.

Version 1.5.3

Added a tip on Fullscreen modes in SDL apps/games. Thanks Lio.
Added some quick references related to Allegro compiling. Woooot? Already? ;)

Version 1.5.2

Corrected some small things related to SDL_Mixer

Version 1.5.1

Added SVN to tips and tricks

Version 1.5

Fixed a typo. I had writen -lpng -lpng, when it should be -lpng -ljpeg.
Thanx to Raziel for the report.

Added a new chapter: History

Added a new chapter: Getting your SDK up to date

Added a new chapter: The basics

Added a new chapter: Configuring linklibs

Added a new chapter: Quick Reference

Added more common errors

Defines section updated

Common errors section updated

Corrections to the configure lines. Thanx HNL!

Corrections to the example makefile. Thanx Booger!

A lot of small changes that I can't remember.

Corrected the cygnix config line.

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Author	Thread
Chris	Published: 2007/6/25 9:56 Updated: 2007/6/25 9:56
Amigans Defender Joined: 11/17/2006 From: England Comments: 3361	Re: Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1 released! [quote=spot] We are linking with static libraries, and we need to be tell exactly what to link in. Locate this line in the configure script; LIBS="-lSDL_image $LIBS" SDL_image depends on some more libraries to function correctly, add them like this; LIBS="-lSDL_image -lpng -ljpeg -lz $LIBS" [/quote] It's easier to add the extra libraries to the same line in the .la file, that will sort the issue for all projects and makefiles. Chris

Raziel	Published: 2007/6/25 11:23 Updated: 2007/6/25 11:23
Home away from home Joined: 11/26/2006 From: a dying planet Comments: 5416	Re: Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1 released! @spotty Thanks a lot for the update, had a few of the messages myself, couldn't figure out what to do ... now i can

spotUP	Published: 2007/6/25 12:21 Updated: 2007/6/25 12:21
Just can't stay away Joined: 11/26/2006 From: Comments: 1485	Re: Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1 released! Chris, they are already there, but it still doesn't work sometimes.

spotUP	Published: 2007/6/25 14:17 Updated: 2007/6/25 14:17
Just can't stay away Joined: 11/26/2006 From: Comments: 1485	Re: Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1 released! Raziel, this might help you? In general, when you get an error of this type; warning: implicit declaration of function 'strlen' warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'strlen' It means that the sources are missing an include. To find out which include it wants, open a shell and CD to SDK: then do; "grep -R strlen *" in this case you will get a LOT of output, so haing KingCon installed is a good idea. 99% of the info printed is irrelevant, what you are looking for is a header that includes the function the source wants. Includes are stored in SDK:Local/Newlib/Include, SDK:Local/Common/Inclued, SDK:Local/Clib2/Include, SDK:newlib/Include/ and SDK:Clib2/Include. So only check the hits found in those directories. I just wrote it, with you in mind. :) It will be included in the next version.

Elwood	Published: 2007/6/27 21:59 Updated: 2007/6/27 21:59
Just can't stay away Joined: 12/09/2006 From: Lyon, France Comments: 1364	Re: Spot's Porting for Dummies 1.6.1 released! Thanks for your job. With an earlier version I did a try porting rsync but couldn't. I'll give it another try... bye