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reply Carl Sturtivant <sturtivant gmail.com> writes:
I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 64-bit 
gcc on Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 
32-bit gcc on Windows also interests me.)

Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?
Feb 02 2016
next sibling parent "Sebastien Alaiwan via D.gnu" <d.gnu puremagic.com> writes:
On 2016-02-03 03:06, Carl Sturtivant via D.gnu wrote:

 I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 64-bit gcc on=


 Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 32-bit gcc on=
 Windows also interests me.)

 Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?


Hi Carl,

You should look at this repo: https://github.com/venix1/MinGW-GDC
It contains a script to do exactly that: building GDC for windows (it inc=
ludes dependency downloading, etc.)

If you want to build a cross compiler (running under GNU/Linux, but targe=
tting mingw/Windows) you can look at this script (disclaimer: this is min=
e):
https://github.com/Ace17/MinGW-GDC/blob/master/build_gnu
Feb 02 2016
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Iain Buclaw via D.gnu" <d.gnu puremagic.com> writes:
On 3 Feb 2016 3:10 am, "Carl Sturtivant via D.gnu" <d.gnu puremagic.com>
wrote:

 I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 64-bit gcc on


Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 32-bit gcc on
Windows also interests me.)

 Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?


There is: http://gdcproject.org/downloads

I'll have to dig out what scripts were used to build them (I didn't write
them).
Feb 02 2016
parent reply Vadim Lopatin <coolreader.org gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 07:54:07 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:

 On 3 Feb 2016 3:10 am, "Carl Sturtivant via D.gnu" 
 <d.gnu puremagic.com> wrote:

 I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 
 64-bit gcc on


 Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 
 32-bit gcc on
 Windows also interests me.)

 Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?


 There is: http://gdcproject.org/downloads

 I'll have to dig out what scripts were used to build them (I 
 didn't write
 them).


Is there any reason why there are no Windows/mingw builds 
targeted for mingw in http://gdcproject.org/downloads?
I see only arm cross-compilers.

Is it possible to add native mingw 32/64 binaries?
Feb 03 2016
parent reply Johannes Pfau <nospam example.com> writes:
Am Wed, 03 Feb 2016 10:51:11 +0000
schrieb Vadim Lopatin <coolreader.org gmail.com>:


 On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 07:54:07 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:

 On 3 Feb 2016 3:10 am, "Carl Sturtivant via D.gnu" 
 <d.gnu puremagic.com> wrote:  

 I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 
 64-bit gcc on  


 Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 
 32-bit gcc on
 Windows also interests me.)  

 Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?
  


 There is: http://gdcproject.org/downloads

 I'll have to dig out what scripts were used to build them (I 
 didn't write
 them).  


 
 Is there any reason why there are no Windows/mingw builds 
 targeted for mingw in http://gdcproject.org/downloads?


Windows/MinGW targets are not supported by GDC right now.


 I see only arm cross-compilers.
 
 Is it possible to add native mingw 32/64 binaries?
 


(Pre-)Alpha quality binaries are available, but we don't want to
advertise these on the homepage:
ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/x86_64-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z
ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/i686-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z
Feb 03 2016
next sibling parent Vadim Lopatin <coolreader.org gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 13:50:56 UTC, Johannes Pfau 
wrote:

 Is it possible to add native mingw 32/64 binaries?
 


 (Pre-)Alpha quality binaries are available, but we don't want to
 advertise these on the homepage:
 ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/x86_64-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z
 ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/i686-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z


Thank you! I'll try these binaries tomorrow.
Feb 03 2016
prev sibling parent reply Vadim Lopatin <coolreader.org gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 13:50:56 UTC, Johannes Pfau 
wrote:

 (Pre-)Alpha quality binaries are available, but we don't want to
 advertise these on the homepage:
 ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/x86_64-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z
 ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/i686-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z


Binaries generated by GDC/mingw have a problem with debugging 
using GDB.

Setting of breakpoints, stepping by lines work ok.

Showing of local variables for frame works strange

-stack-list-variables --thread 1 --frame 0 --simple-values

Instead of locals, I see a list of some global static variables, 
like typeinfo and init values, e.g.:

     variables = [
             {
                 name = 
"5TypeInfo_S4core8demangle16__T6mangleTFZPvZ6mangleFNaNbNfAxaAaZ11DotSplitte()",
                 type = "TypeInfo_Struct"
         },
             {
                 name = 
"std.uni.SliceOverIndexed!(int[]).SliceOverIndexed.__init",
                 type = "const struct SliceOverIndexed"
         },

No local variables are shown.

Is it GDC or GDB issue?
Feb 05 2016
parent Johannes Pfau <nospam example.com> writes:
Am Fri, 05 Feb 2016 11:06:16 +0000
schrieb Vadim Lopatin <coolreader.org gmail.com>:


 On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 13:50:56 UTC, Johannes Pfau 
 wrote:

 (Pre-)Alpha quality binaries are available, but we don't want to
 advertise these on the homepage:
 ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/x86_64-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z
 ftp://ftp.gdcproject.org/binaries/5.2.0/i686-w64-mingw32/gdc-5.2.0+2.066.1.7z  


 
 Binaries generated by GDC/mingw have a problem with debugging 
 using GDB.
 
 Setting of breakpoints, stepping by lines work ok.
 
 Showing of local variables for frame works strange
 
 -stack-list-variables --thread 1 --frame 0 --simple-values
 
 Instead of locals, I see a list of some global static variables, 
 like typeinfo and init values, e.g.:
 
      variables = [
              {
                  name = 
 "5TypeInfo_S4core8demangle16__T6mangleTFZPvZ6mangleFNaNbNfAxaAaZ11DotSplitte()",
                  type = "TypeInfo_Struct"
          },
              {
                  name = 
 "std.uni.SliceOverIndexed!(int[]).SliceOverIndexed.__init",
                  type = "const struct SliceOverIndexed"
          },
 
 No local variables are shown.
 
 Is it GDC or GDB issue?
 


Could be both. I don't think the GDB/GDC combination has been tested on
windows.

You should use a very recent GDB version for the GCC5 builds
though. http://msys2.github.io/ provides a mingw-w64-gdb 7.10.1 package.
Feb 06 2016
prev sibling parent reply "Iain Buclaw via D.gnu" <d.gnu puremagic.com> writes:
On 3 Feb 2016 8:54 am, "Iain Buclaw" <ibuclaw gdcproject.org> wrote:

 On 3 Feb 2016 3:10 am, "Carl Sturtivant via D.gnu" <d.gnu puremagic.com>


wrote:

 I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 64-bit gcc on




Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 32-bit gcc on
Windows also interests me.)

 Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?


 There is: http://gdcproject.org/downloads

 I'll have to dig out what scripts were used to build them (I didn't write


them).

Ah, cleverly hidden in my own organisation repo!

https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/build-gdc
Feb 03 2016
next sibling parent reply Johannes Pfau <nospam example.com> writes:
Am Wed, 3 Feb 2016 09:00:37 +0100
schrieb "Iain Buclaw via D.gnu" <d.gnu puremagic.com>:


 On 3 Feb 2016 8:54 am, "Iain Buclaw" <ibuclaw gdcproject.org> wrote:

 On 3 Feb 2016 3:10 am, "Carl Sturtivant via D.gnu"
 <d.gnu puremagic.com>  


 wrote:

 I'd like to build gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 64-bit
 gcc on  




 Windows. (Building gdc to be compatible with the Mingw-w64 32-bit gcc
 on Windows also interests me.)

 Is this feasible right now, and if so, how should I proceed?
  


 There is: http://gdcproject.org/downloads

 I'll have to dig out what scripts were used to build them (I didn't
 write  


 them).
 
 Ah, cleverly hidden in my own organisation repo!
 
 https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/build-gdc
 


See also:
https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/build-gdc-docker
http://build-gdc.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

But the binaries are probably not compatible with some other Mingw-w64
compilers. Some builds use static libgccs, some builds use special
patches, ...

Another simple way to build GDC on windows is using MSYS2:
http://msys2.github.io/

Simply modify/adapt the PKGBUILD:
https://github.com/Alexpux/MINGW-packages/tree/master/mingw-w64-gcc
Feb 03 2016
parent Carl Sturtivant <sturtivant gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 08:58:56 UTC, Johannes Pfau 
wrote:

 See also: https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/build-gdc-docker 
 http://build-gdc.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

 But the binaries are probably not compatible with some other 
 Mingw-w64 compilers. Some builds use static libgccs, some 
 builds use special patches, ...

 Another simple way to build GDC on windows is using MSYS2: 
 http://msys2.github.io/

 Simply modify/adapt the PKGBUILD: 
 https://github.com/Alexpux/MINGW-packages/tree/master/mingw-w64-gcc


Thanks for the warning. I'll look at all this stuff.
Feb 04 2016
prev sibling parent Carl Sturtivant <sturtivant gmail.com> writes:
On Wednesday, 3 February 2016 at 08:00:37 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:

 On 3 Feb 2016 8:54 am, "Iain Buclaw" <ibuclaw gdcproject.org> 
 wrote:

 There is: http://gdcproject.org/downloads

 I'll have to dig out what scripts were used to build them (I 
 didn't write


 them).

 Ah, cleverly hidden in my own organisation repo!

 https://github.com/D-Programming-GDC/build-gdc


Thanks, I'll investigate.
Feb 04 2016