Re: Compiling OOT modules on WIndows

[Geof Nieboer]

Dan,

Yes it is possible (though I haven't tried with 3.8), but like Derek said, it's currently not easy.  After 3.8 is stable, I'd like to work OOT development as the next task, but that'll probably be a while (6+ months).  I don't see any major roadblocks, it's just going to take some time to make it cross-platform friendly, most of the issues as I recall are around permissions and folders, since Windows uses a different approach to program code/data.

Setting up a Linux VM is pretty straightforward, and is what I'd do in a Windows lab until them.  They used to be troublesome because of the USB performance made working with SDR's difficult, but seems to have mostly gone away as an issue.

Geof

On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 7:43 AM Derek Kozel <address@hidden> wrote:

Hello Dan,

No, I wouldn't say that it is easy yet. A lot of very good work has been
done in the last year, I see you've found Geof's installers. Analog
Devices and SDR Play have used it to build their OOT and core
installers. However it is highly inconvenient as a process if you are
trying to do development. Using a Linux or MacOS environment is still
highly preferable.

We are short of people with Windows development experience. If anyone
reading this does have experience with Windows installers, CMake/NSIS,
or AppVeyor we very much could use your assistance! Progress is being
made, but it remains slow.

Regards,
Derek

On 10/01/2020 00:50, Daniele Nicolodi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> is there an "easy" way to compile OOT modules on Windows?
>
> I found a couple of old threads on the mailing list describing with
> instructions and, unless things got much simpler in recent times, it may
> be simpler to convince my colleagues that having a Linux machine in the
> lab is not that scary after all :-)
>
> Thank you.
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
>