Re: [Denemo-devel] a mingw build from master?

[Richard Shann]

On Mon, 2014-07-28 at 10:24 -0500, Jeremiah Benham wrote:
> 
> On Jul 28, 2014 9:34 AM, "Richard Shann" <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, 2014-07-27 at 13:01 -0500, Jeremiah Benham wrote:
> > > I have built another Mingw snapshot based on gtk2.
> >
> > Thanks - this is testing just fine. I made some progress on my
> inability
> > to run the Unix binaries - it is, as you suggested, the 32/64-bit
> > problem, I've found references to it. Sadly, the stuff that should
> allow
> > running 32-bit binaries will not install without uninstalling things
> > like libfluidsynth-dev, so I haven't
> 
> I had a 64 bit system once. I had all the 32 bit binaries installed in
> a chroot. I was documented in a tutorial somewhere. I had a 64 bit
> system but used a 32 bit Firefox so I can use the plugins that were
> only available in 32 bit.
> 
> actually got myself in a better
> > position to test those.
> > I wonder if I could run them on the virtual machine ... and I wonder
> if
> > you could generate 64-bit versions without a lot more work?
> 
> 
> There are classes for it but I have no idea how much work it would be.
> I wouldn't be able to test it either. Can 32bit systems produce 64 bit
> binaries?

Well, I think there are more important things - especially as I have at
last succeeded in running the latest release binary on a 64-bit virtual
machine by installing all the multi-arch stuff. It runs very slowly, but
it is working :)

Richard



> 
> Jeremiah
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Jeremiah
> > >
> > > On Jul 25, 2014 4:28 AM, "Richard Shann" <address@hidden>
> > > wrote:
> > >         On Thu, 2014-07-24 at 16:01 -0500, Jeremiah Benham wrote:
> > >         > ok. This is the build off of the gtk3 binary libs I
> > >         downloaded from
> > >         > the gtk project. What do you think my next step would be
> in
> > >         order to
> > >         > debug this?
> > >         I managed to run the executable under the gdb that we
> built
> > >         when we had
> > >         mxe working. It segfaulted in glib threading stuff,
> actually
> > >         in the
> > >         library.
> > >         This ties in with the fact that running the program for
> the
> > >         first time
> > >         it succeeds in popping up the window asking if you want to
> > >         keep your old
> > >         shortcuts. It is only after this that the program crashes.
> It
> > >         succeeds
> > >         in creating the new .denemo-1.1.9 and the rc file in it.
> So
> > >         the gtk
> > >         stuff is actually working ok.
> > >
> > >         >  Am I trying to do something impractical? These binaries
> I
> > >         downloaded
> > >         > include glib gtk pango and cario.
> > >
> > >         It's possible that is Denemo's use of threads that is
> causing
> > >         the crash.
> > >         When stopping Denemo on Debian I often get it exiting
> > >         abnormally in some
> > >         pthread function - I have not seen any other signs of
> threads
> > >         trouble,
> > >         but it is quite possible they are there, waiting to be
> > >         triggered. I know
> > >         gdb has support for threads, but I think the main
> debugging
> > >         path is
> > >         understanding Denemo's threading code and reading through
> it.
> > >
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         > I will reverse this change and go back to the gtk2
> > >
> > >         Well, I would really welcome a chance to try this out...
> > >
> > >         >  but I wanted to see if we could progress toward a gtk3
> > >         mingw build.
> > >
> > >         yes, eventually this will no doubt become a necessity...
> > >
> > >         Richard
> > >
> > >
> > >         >
> > >         > Jeremiah
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         >
> > >         > On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 8:16 AM, Richard Shann
> > >         > <address@hidden> wrote:
> > >         >         I see there is a new build now dated 24th, but
> it is
> > >         only 36Mb
> > >         >         instead
> > >         >         of the usual 59mB - I guess that is some fault
> in
> > >         the build
> > >         >         (?, it
> > >         >         segfaults in glib threading code).
> > >         >         Let me know if you have a new build
> > >         >         Richard
> > >         >
> > >         >         On Thu, 2014-07-24 at 10:40 +0100, Richard Shann
> > >         wrote:
> > >         >         > Jeremiah - could you make a mingw build from
> > >         latest git
> > >         >         master for a bit
> > >         >         > of testing? (Nothing to do with the
> release ...)
> > >         >         > Richard
> > >         >         >
> > >         >         >
> > >         >
> > >         >         >
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