[ros-dev] ReactOS compilation errors (fixed)

[Murphy, Ged (Bolton)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damjan Jovanovic [mailto:dj015 at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: 09 November 2005 13:39
> To: ReactOS Development List
> Subject: RE: [ros-dev] ReactOS compilation errors (fixed)
> 
> --- Ge van Geldorp <gvg at reactos.org> wrote:
> 
> > > From: Damjan Jovanovic
> > > 
> > > Do you guys actually try to compile the release
> > versions of 
> > > ReactOS? Version 0.2.8-REL doesn't compile
> > 
> > No, we just do some magic chants and poof, the .iso
> > appears.
> 
> Then how come I am getting the errors I described and
> you're not? I built it with the standard build
> environment.

More than likely your build environment is wrong.

> 
> > > 3. Doesn't link under Linux, binutils 2.14.90, it
> > needs to be 
> > > severely hacked to link, and then crashes when
> > booted.
> > 
> > 2.14.90 is seriously old and contains some bugs
> > which prevent ReactOS from
> > building correctly.
> 
> Why isn't that documented anywhere?

http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO/setup_a_build_environment_for_Li
nux
States you should use the mingw x-compile script, which uses binutils
2.15.91 (although this does need updating)

http://www.reactos.org/wiki/index.php/HOWTO/setup_a_build_environment_for_Wi
ndows
States the files you need for the full build environment, including binutils
2.15.94 
(although I personally prefer 2.16.91)

> 
> > I'm using MinGW binutils 2.15.94
> > and MinGW gcc 3.4.2 on
> > Linux, works without a hitch.
> > 
> > Gé van Geldorp.
> > 

Once you have your build environment set up correctly, you'll find ReactOS
builds well.
It's not very often the build is broken, and when it is, it's quickly fixed.

Ged.




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