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Re: [Lesstif] Re: http://lesstif.sourceforge.net/INSTALL.html#compile_Windows


On 25-Oct-03 at 05:21, Harold L Hunt II (huntharo@msu.edu) wrote:
> Brian,
> 
> Actually, Nicholas Wourms and I got a shared build working.  He has 
> posted the package for me to review and I will try to upload it tonight 
> if I get a chance.  He also included bug fixes that are in lesstif's 
> CVS, so mwm's 'Close' menu item seems to be working again.
> 
> Harold
> 
> Brian Ford wrote:
> 
> >>Windows
> >>
> >>On windows using Cygwin, U/WIN or Interix, LessTif must be built as
> >>static libraries.  Because, one of the biggest issues with X on Win32 is
> >>the moronic DLL format. Specifically - it is not possible to export
> >>data from a Win32 DLL in a form that can be used to statically
> >>initialize another global variable. Data access from a DLL requires at
> >>least one pointer indirection, and hence executable code. This is why
> >>X11R6 doesn't have DLLs for Xt/Xmu/Xaw (and Motif) on Win32.
> >>
> > 
> > Not exactly true on Cygwin anymore because of the following hack:
> > 
> > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-10/msg00173.html
> > 
> > I am still trying to shake out a working lesstif DLL from this, but I
> > thought I would ask two questions that might help speed this up.
> > 
> > Does anyone remember what variables specifically this effects?  Is
> > _XtInherit() the only one?
> > 
> > As an intermediate step, I am trying a static lesstif build with the new
> > shared Xt/Xmu, etc.  I am getting the followin message on startup of an
> > application that previously worked fine:
> > 
> > Warning: XmManager ClassInitialize: XmeTraitSet failed
> > 
> > Error: attempt to add non-widget child "DropSiteManager" to parent "he"
> > which supports only widgets

This error is usually a result of using the Xt VendorShell instead of the Xm
VendorShell, caused by linking ... -Xt -lXm -lX11 ...


> > 
> > Still digging in lesstif source to find out what this means and where to
> > go from here, but any comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> 
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