1. How do i compile a file that uses a GUI.
- Posted by curtis <curtislebl at gmail.com>
Apr 03, 2007
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Last edited Apr 04, 2007
I'm new to Euphoria and i have a file I would like to compile (it uses win32lib)
how do i compile it?
I read the page about using the translater but I couldn't make it work.
2. Re: How do i compile a file that uses a GUI.
- Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at gmail.com>
Apr 03, 2007
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Last edited Apr 04, 2007
curtis wrote:
>
> I'm new to Euphoria and i have a file I would like to compile (it uses
> win32lib)
> how do i compile it?
> I read the page about using the translater but I couldn't make it work.
My first question is about why you want to translate your program. Is
there really a speed issue that might be helped by translating to C? If
not, you might be better off by just binding it. This produces a
stand alone executable. Open a command line wherever your program is, and:
> bind myprogram.exw
It should create myprogram.exe
Now, assuming that you either need the speed, or you just want to learn
how to translate, the first thing you need is a C compiler. Since you're
on Windows, it doesn't come with one out of the box. You need to install
one if you haven't already. I'd recommend openwatcom:
http://www.openwatcom.org
It's a large download, but it's the original (well, a later version of)
compiler used for euphoria, and it's probably the easiest to set up.
Once you've done that, you should be ready to go.
Again, open a command prompt where your program is:
> ecw myprogram.exw
It will create a bunch of .h and .c files, as well as one called emake.bat.
Just run emake.bat, and it will run all the necessary commands to create
your executable. I'm sure I'm just basically paraphrasing what the
documentation says, so feel free to ask a more specific question.
Matt
3. Re: How do i compile a file that uses a GUI.
- Posted by curtis <curtislebl at gmail.com>
Apr 04, 2007
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Last edited Apr 05, 2007
Matt Lewis wrote:
>
> curtis wrote:
> >
> > I'm new to Euphoria and i have a file I would like to compile (it uses
> > win32lib)
> > how do i compile it?
> > I read the page about using the translater but I couldn't make it work.
>
> My first question is about why you want to translate your program. Is
> there really a speed issue that might be helped by translating to C? If
> not, you might be better off by just binding it. This produces a
> stand alone executable. Open a command line wherever your program is, and:
>
> > bind myprogram.exw
>
> It should create myprogram.exe
>
> Now, assuming that you either need the speed, or you just want to learn
> how to translate, the first thing you need is a C compiler. Since you're
> on Windows, it doesn't come with one out of the box. You need to install
> one if you haven't already. I'd recommend openwatcom:
>
> <a href="http://www.openwatcom.org">http://www.openwatcom.org</a>
>
> It's a large download, but it's the original (well, a later version of)
> compiler used for euphoria, and it's probably the easiest to set up.
> Once you've done that, you should be ready to go.
>
> Again, open a command prompt where your program is:
>
> > ecw myprogram.exw
>
> It will create a bunch of .h and .c files, as well as one called emake.bat.
> Just run emake.bat, and it will run all the necessary commands to create
> your executable. I'm sure I'm just basically paraphrasing what the
> documentation says, so feel free to ask a more specific question.
>
> Matt
Thanks Matt that answered my question. The reason I wanted to translate it was
because I thought it was
the only way to make an exe file.I'll use bind instead.
