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Fixed bug #818 Daniele Forghieri 2009-10-12 02:52:02 PDT Updated makefile & Doc for Open Watcom 1.8
author Sam Lantinga <slouken@libsdl.org>
date Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:11:29 +0000
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2 Using SDL under Windows with the OpenWatcom compiler 2 Using SDL 1.3 under Windows with the OpenWatcom compiler
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5 Prerequisites 6 Prerequisites
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8 I have done the port under Windows XP Home with SP2 installed. Windows 9 I have done the port under Windows XP Professional with SP2 installed.
9 2000 should also be working. I'm not so sure about ancient Windows NT, 10 Windows 2000 should also be working. I'm not so sure about ancient Windows NT,
10 since only DirectX 3 is available there. Building should be possible, 11 since only DirectX 3 is available there. Building should be possible,
11 but running the compiled applications will probalbly fail with 12 but running the compiled applications will probalbly fail with
12 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=directx. The windib driver should work, though. 13 SDL_VIDEODRIVER=directx. The windib driver should work, though.
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14 To compile and use the SDL with Open Watcom you will need the following: 15 To compile and use the SDL with Open Watcom you will need the following:
15 - Open Watcom compiler. I used version 1.5. The environment variables 16 - Open Watcom compiler. I used version 1.8. The environment variables
16 PATH, WATCOM and INCLUDE need to be set appropriately - please consult 17 PATH, WATCOM and INCLUDE need to be set appropriately - please consult
17 the OpenWatcom documentation and instructions given during the 18 the OpenWatcom documentation and instructions given during the
18 installation of the compiler. 19 installation of the compiler.
19 My setup looks like this in owvars.bat: 20 My setup looks like this in owvars.bat:
20 set WATCOM=C:\watcom 21 set WATCOM=C:\dev\ow18
21 set INCLUDE=%WATCOM%\h;%WATCOM%\h\nt 22 set INCLUDE=%WATCOM%\h;%WATCOM%\h\nt
22 set PATH=%PATH%;%WATCOM%\binnt;%WATCOM%\binw 23 set PATH=%PATH%;%WATCOM%\binnt;%WATCOM%\binw
23 - A fairly recent DirectX SDK. The original unmodified DX8 SDK works, as 24 - A recent DirectX SDK. The library needs D3d9.h so at leat the
24 well as the minimal DirectX 7 SDK from the Allegro download site 25 directx 9 sdk is to be used. I used DirectX 10 SDK from August 2009
25 (<http://alleg.sourceforge.net/files/dx70_min.zip>). 26 taken directly from the microsoft site.
26 - The SDL sources from Subversion 27 - The SDL 1.3 sources from Subversion
27 - The file Watcom-Win32.zip (now available in Subversion) 28 - The file Watcom-Win32.zip (now available in Subversion)
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30 Building the Library 31 Building the Library
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33 1) In the SDL base directory extract the archive Watcom-Win32.zip. This 34 1) In the SDL base directory extract the archive Watcom-Win32.zip. This
34 creates a subdirectory named 'watcom'. 35 creates a subdirectory named 'watcom'.
35 2) The makefile expects the environment variable DXDIR to be set to the 36 2) The makefile expects the environment variable DXDIR to be set to the
36 base directory of a DirectX SDK. I have tried a stock DX8 SDK from 37 base directory of a DirectX SDK. I have tried the August 2009
37 Microsoft as well as the minimal DirectX 7 SDK from the Allegro 38 DirectX SDK from Microsoft
38 download site.
39 You can also edit the makefile directly and hard code your path to 39 You can also edit the makefile directly and hard code your path to
40 the SDK on your system. 40 the SDK on your system.
41 I have this in my setup: 41 I have this in my setup:
42 set DXDIR=D:\devel\DX8_SDK 42 set DXDIR=..\dx10
43 3) Enter the watcom directory and run 43 3) Enter the watcom directory and run
44 wmake sdl 44 wmake sdl
45 4) All tests from the test directory are working and can be built by 45 4) All tests from the test directory are working and can be built by
46 running 46 running
47 wmake tests 47 wmake tests
69 the way the tests are built as base of your own build environment. 69 the way the tests are built as base of your own build environment.
70 70
71 The library can also be built with the stack calling convention of the 71 The library can also be built with the stack calling convention of the
72 compiler (-6s instead of -6r). 72 compiler (-6s instead of -6r).
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75 Test applications 74 Test applications
76 ----------------- 75 -----------------
76 $FixME: which test works ? which one compiles ?
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78 I've tried to make all tests work. The following table gives an overview 78 I've tried to make all tests work. The following table gives an overview
79 of the current status. 79 of the current status.
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81 Testname Status 81 Testname Status
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126 Questions and Comments 126 Questions and Comments
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129 Please direct any questions or comments to me: <mailto:macpete@gmx.de> 129 Please direct any questions or comments to me:
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131 ow_sdl [at] digitalfantasy [dot] it
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133 The original porting to the open watcom compiler was made by
134 Marc Peter <mailto:macpete@gmx.de>
130 135
131 Happy Coding! 136 Happy Coding!
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133 Marc Peter 138 Daniele Forghieri
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