Re: GTK Build from source

[Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>]

On Aug 16, 11:30 am, Ludovic Brenta <ludo...@ludovic-brenta.org>
wrote:
> Srini writes:
> > Clearly there is something I am missing. Since I have just started
> > using GPS (I used to use just command line gnatmake) I am looking for
> > some advice.
>
> Here is my advice:
>
> - read the file INSTALL; you cannot build GtkAda with the gpr files
> alone. A preprocessing step is necessary.
> - if you still have trouble, send an email to
> gtk...@lists.adacore.com. The authors of GtkAda are there.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> Ludovic Brenta.

I have to admit I find the whole "preprocessing" steps really
annoying...

I know there are pre-built GtkAda versions but there aren't for other
libraries (e.g. AWS and XML/Ada or there wasn't the last time I
looked).

I really don't want to load Cygwin or MSYS on my PC (I've had bad
things happen with Cygwin), I just want to use the .ads file +
some .o/.ali files in the same way as the standard library can be
used.

Of course portability is great and that preprocessing can be a better
way of achieving it than other means but couldn't there be simple pre-
built versions for say just Wintel and Linux/x86 - surely that would
cover 95% of users of these "libre" versions?

My $0.02

Cheers
-- Martin