[webkit-help] Webkit/Cairo Cairo .vcproj file?

[Jerry Evans]

Hey Brent

Super job. I will grab, build and report back. Sorry to pester :)

Jerry.

On 14/11/2011 06:35, Brent Fulgham wrote:
> Hi Jerry,
>
> On Nov 12, 2011, at 9:54 AM, Jerry Evans wrote:
>
>> Can I ping you about building the Cairo port support libraries? All I need to know are the configurations you are using for each (I assume you are using whatever Win32 build method is included ?)
>>
>> I've progressed to the point where I can now build successfully using VS2005 but am running into problems with manifest files. VS2008 makes this a lot simpler.
> I got tired of fielding questions about this and not having a clean archive I could point people at.  So I've put together my current sources and pushed them to GitHub (see https://github.com/bfulgham/WinCairoRequirements).
>
> I'm still tweaking things a little bit (I haven't yet confirmed everything builds cleanly on any machine other than my build system), so I will be updating it a bit over the next few days, but the source code is fully in place.
>
> I've created project files (where they did not exist), so I think this is the first time someone can build the full requirement tree end-to-end using a single solution file.
>
> The exercise turned out to be useful, because I was forced to realize that there were some discrepancies in library settings. Consequently, I've refactored everything into VS props files, so they are guaranteed to be consistent.
>
> The only downside is that the archive builds under VS2010 only.  I have not yet created equivalent VS2005 infrastructure since my current development is being done under VS2010 (or 2008), both of which can be targeted by these project files.
>
> You should probably wait until I give the 'all clear' before trying the archive out, but in the interest of openness (and hoping for some help) I'm letting you know the archive now exists.
>
> Please let me know if (a) you try it out, and (b) if you have any problems.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Brent