Cross-compiling for Windows.

TricksterWolf · June 24, 2013, 18:55

I'm starting a separate thread since I've hit a soft wall and I now know what the problem is.

I have angband compiling and running, but it currently runs through Cygwin. Looking at Makefile.win, it should have been created as a native Windows executable, and this is what I want (I don't need Posix emulation, etc.).

What do I need to modify in Makefile.win for this to compile as a Windows executable? Currently I'm calling Makefile.win with MINGW=yes as an option, but the cross-compiler isn't producing a Windows executable--it's producing a Cygwin executable.

I'm a bit lost at this point because the makefile is a bit complicated so I'd rather not use trial-and-error if there's a simple solution.

Thanks as always. I'll get this thing to work even if it kills me.

TricksterWolf · June 24, 2013, 19:11

Success!!!

The problem was discussed here:
http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=4888

Apparently adding CROSS=i686-pc-mingw32- will fix the issue for Cygwin cross-compile. In the thread above, it failed to work, but this was a fault of an older Makefile.win.

I also had to undo the changes to z-file.c, not surprisingly. I had thought that was the issue there!

In summary, if you want to compile a Windows executable, the proper commands for clean and build are:

${MAKE} MINGW=yes -f Makefile.win clean

${MAKE} MINGW=yes CROSS=i686-pc-mingw32- -f Makefile.win

Good Luna this has been a misadventure. Happily able to start work on my variant, however, so no complaints here.

June 24, 2013, 18:55	#1
TricksterWolf Scout Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 43	Cross-compiling for Windows. I'm starting a separate thread since I've hit a soft wall and I now know what the problem is. I have angband compiling and running, but it currently runs through Cygwin. Looking at Makefile.win, it should have been created as a native Windows executable, and this is what I want (I don't need Posix emulation, etc.). What do I need to modify in Makefile.win for this to compile as a Windows executable? Currently I'm calling Makefile.win with MINGW=yes as an option, but the cross-compiler isn't producing a Windows executable--it's producing a Cygwin executable. I'm a bit lost at this point because the makefile is a bit complicated so I'd rather not use trial-and-error if there's a simple solution. Thanks as always. I'll get this thing to work even if it kills me.

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June 24, 2013, 19:11	#2
TricksterWolf Scout Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 43	Success!!! The problem was discussed here: http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?t=4888 Apparently adding CROSS=i686-pc-mingw32- will fix the issue for Cygwin cross-compile. In the thread above, it failed to work, but this was a fault of an older Makefile.win. I also had to undo the changes to z-file.c, not surprisingly. I had thought that was the issue there! In summary, if you want to compile a Windows executable, the proper commands for clean and build are: ${MAKE} MINGW=yes -f Makefile.win clean ${MAKE} MINGW=yes CROSS=i686-pc-mingw32- -f Makefile.win Good Luna this has been a misadventure. Happily able to start work on my variant, however, so no complaints here.

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