Cross-Compiling with BlitzMax

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Brucey

(Posted 2009) [#1]

As some of you may have seen from my previous posts, it is now possible to cross-compile to a Win32 target from Mac and Linux :

You can read a little more about it here, which includes links to documentation and downloads.

The updated BMK available there, also provides direct Universal-build functionality for Intel Macs. (if you only want that functionality, you only need to download the BMK binaries).

Note that for various reasons we can only target Mac->Win32 and Linux->Win32. Perhaps in the future this might change, but don't hold your breath.

Thanks to everyone who helped to iron out the bugs and documentation.

:o)

Enjoy!

Mark Tiffany

(Posted 2009) [#2]

SVN version of the CE IDE now includes support for this! Link in my signature.

(Note: untested on Mac, but should all work!)

pls	(Posted 2009) [#3]

This is so cool!

PLS

Mark Tiffany

(Posted 2009) [#4]

For Brucey's (and I guess others) interest, I have been using a LINUX compiled version of the CE version of MaxIDE on my WINDOWS machine with zero problems for the past couple of days. Very nice...

ImaginaryHuman

(Posted 2009) [#5]

This sounds great, but is all you need just to use the CE ide and no other downloads/files?

And where is the CE ide svn version?

Brucey

(Posted 2009) [#6]

is all you need just to use the CE ide and no other downloads/files

No :-)

Mark Tiffany

(Posted 2009) [#7]

1. Right now, you need to obtain the maxide CE from SVN (links in my sig), and build. I'll do a build of CE IDE in the next few days.
2. Follow Brucey's instructions & downloads to set up cross-compiling.
3. You can choose to use Brucey's steps to prove bmk is working by building modules from command line, or fire up CE IDE and do it from there.

simonh

(Posted 2009) [#8]

Awesome work Brucey. The direct universal-build functionality will save me a lot of faffing about.

nawi	(Posted 2009) [#9]

I get a bunch of compile errors

Compiling:freeprocess.c
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:155:22: Tlhelp32.h: No such file or directory
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c: In function `TerminateProcessGroup':
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:168: error: `PROCESSENTRY32' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:168: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:168: error: for each function it appears in.)
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:168: error: syntax error before "procinfo"
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:171: error: `TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS' undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mod/freeprocess.c:174: error: `procinfo' undeclared (first use in this function)
Build Error: failed to compile /home/nawi/BlitzMaxWin/mod/pub.mod/freeprocess.mo

I'm using gcc 4.4.0-2.

EDIT: Fixed by renaming 'Tlhelp32.h' to correct tlhelp32.h. this was probably written by a windows guy..

Brucey

(Posted 2009) [#10]

Yeah, it's a bug in freeprocess.c

Mark says it'll be fixed in the next BlitzMax update.

Arowx

(Posted 2009) [#11]

Excellent Brucey now how about an iPhone app on the PC ;o)!

Mark Tiffany

(Posted 2009) [#12]

The latest version of the CE IDE can be found here, including compiled win32 and linux versions supporting Brucey's cross-compiling BMK.

http://www.blitzmax.com/Community/posts.php?topic=84959

You will need to install both Brucey's changes, and the new maxide.