Changes between Version 20 and Version 21 of BuildingWinPidgin

Timestamp:

Aug 4, 2007, 2:31:19 AM (17 years ago)

Author:

rageboy

Comment:

pidgin->pidgin-<version> to avoid confusion between root and root\pidgin

BuildingWinPidgin

@@ -31 +31 @@
      You do not want to use any of Cygwin's build tools, with one exception; you need to use Cygwin's make utility. If typing `which make` produces MinGW's make utility, then just rename the `make.exe` in the MinGW bin directory to something else so that cygwin's make utility will be used instead. This shouldn't be a problem with recent versions of MinGW.
 
-  3. The following instructions were written under the assumption that [#GetthePidginsourcecode the Pidgin source] will be extracted or checked out into `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin` and that you install all of Pidgin's build dependencies under `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev` (the point being that the pidgin source root and `win32-dev` directories should be on the same level).
+  3. The following instructions were written under the assumption that [#GetthePidginsourcecode the Pidgin source] will be extracted or checked out into `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>` and that you install all of Pidgin's build dependencies under `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev` (the point being that the pidgin source root and `win32-dev` directories should be on the same level).
      Some users may find the [#CustomizingtheBuildEnvironment instructions for customizing their build environment] useful.
 
@@ -42 +42 @@
 C:\development\pidgin_dev
 (The following is the source tree root, containing config.h.mingw and libpurple.)
-C:\development\pidgin_dev\pidgin
+C:\development\pidgin_dev\pidgin-<version>
 C:\development\pidgin_dev\win32-dev
 (If the following file is present, your structure is probably correct.)
@@ -96 +96 @@
   Run the following:
 {{{
-$ cd $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin
+$ cd $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>
 $ make -f Makefile.mingw install
 }}}
-  Now just wait and let your compiler do its thing.  When finished, Pidgin will be in `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin/win32-install-dir`.
+  Now just wait and let your compiler do its thing.  When finished, Pidgin will be in `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>/win32-install-dir`.
 
 == Build the Pidgin Installer ==
@@ -113 +113 @@
     The Makefile targets for these are `installer`, `installer_nogtk`, and `installer_debug` respectively.  To build all 3, use the `installers` target.
 {{{
-$ cd $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin
+$ cd $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>
 $ make -f Makefile.mingw installers
 }}}
@@ -122 +122 @@
   This is often useful to test against a development version of a library dependency or to override compiler flags.
 
-  This done is by overridding the various Makefile variables in a `local.mak` file in the `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin` directory.
+  This done is by overridding the various Makefile variables in a `local.mak` file in the `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>` directory.
   This file does not exist by default.