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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Textadept the amazing editor that it is today. * Alex Bepple
* Ana Balan
* Anton Verbitski
+* Bill Meahan
* Brian Schott
* Callum Wilson
* Jay Gould
diff --git a/doc/12_Compiling.md b/doc/12_Compiling.md index b3c8fc0a..a0ff59db 100644 --- a/doc/12_Compiling.md +++ b/doc/12_Compiling.md @@ -19,25 +19,29 @@ If you would like to compile the terminal version of Textadept, you will need the ncurses and CDK development libraries. Similarly, they should be available from your package manager. For Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu, the packages are typically called `libncurses5-dev` and `libcdk5-dev`. Otherwise, -compile and install them from their [respective][] [websites][]. +compile and install them from their [respective][] [websites][]. BSD users will +also need to have [libiconv][]. [GTK+ website]: http://www.gtk.org/download/linux.html [GNU C compiler]: http://gcc.gnu.org [GNU Make]: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/ [respective]: http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/#download_ncurses [websites]: http://invisible-island.net/cdk/#download +[libiconv]: http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/ ### Windows Compiling Textadept on Windows is no longer supported. If you wish to do so however, you need a C compiler that supports the C99 standard (Microsoft's does -not) and the [GTK+ for Windows bundle][] (2.24 is recommended). +not), the [GTK+ for Windows bundle][] (2.24 is recommended), and [libiconv][] +(the "Developer files" zip). The preferred way to compile for Windows is cross-compiling from Linux. To do so, in addition to the GTK bundle mentioned above, you need [MinGW][] with the Windows header files. They should be available from your package manager. [GTK+ for Windows bundle]: http://www.gtk.org/download/win32.html +[libiconv]: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm [MinGW]: http://mingw.org ### Mac OSX @@ -56,17 +60,23 @@ platform you are on) and not a platform-specific binary package. ### Linux and BSD -For Linux systems, simply run `make` in the `src/` directory. The `textadept` -and `textadeptjit` executables are created in the root directory. Make a symlink -from them to `/usr/bin/` or elsewhere in your `PATH`. +For Linux and BSD systems, simply run `make` in the `src/` directory. The +`textadept` and `textadeptjit` executables are created in the root directory. +Make a symlink from them to `/usr/bin/` or elsewhere in your `PATH`. + +Note: you may have to run `make CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include" +CXXFLAGS="-I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib"` if the prefix where any +dependencies are installed is `/usr/local` and your compiler flags do not +include them by default. ### Cross Compiling for Windows When cross-compiling from within Linux, first unzip the GTK+ for Windows bundle -into a new `src/win32gtk` directory. Then, depending on your MingW installation, -either run `make win32`, modify the `CROSS` variable in the `win32` block of -`src/Makefile` and run `make win32`, or run `make CROSS=i486-mingw32- win32` to -build `../textadept.exe` and `../textadeptjit.exe`. +into a new `src/win32gtk` directory. Also, unzip the libiconv zip into the same +directory. Then, depending on your MinGW installation, either run `make win32`, +modify the `CROSS` variable in the `win32` block of `src/Makefile` and run +`make win32`, or run `make CROSS=i486-mingw32- win32` to build +`../textadept.exe` and `../textadeptjit.exe`. Please note that a `lua51.dll` is produced for _only_ the `textadeptjit.exe` because limitations on external Lua library loading do not allow statically @@ -75,8 +85,8 @@ linking LuaJIT to Textadept. ### Cross Compiling for Mac OSX When cross-compiling from within Linux, first unzip the GTK+ for OSX bundle into -a new `src/gtkosx` directory. Then run `make` to build `../textadept.osx` and -`../textadeptjit.osx`. At this point it is recommended to build a new +a new `src/gtkosx` directory. Then run `make osx` to build `../textadept.osx` +and `../textadeptjit.osx`. At this point it is recommended to build a new `Textadept.app` from an existing one. Download the most recent app and replace `Contents/MacOS/textadept.osx` and `Contents/MacOS/textadeptjit.osx` with your own versions. |