Re: [pygame] pygame source compiling

["René Dudfield" <renesd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I guess the main dependencies are:

zlib
libpng
libjpeg
SDL_image
freetype
SDL_ttf
vorbis/ogg
SDL_mixer.    I remember quite a few dependencies with SDL_mixer...
but not sure what they are off the top of my head.

Numeric (there's already a windows python 2.5 package on the pygame
downloads page).

I think we need libtiff support for windows... but if it's impossible
I guess we can release without it.

I think we should try and list instructions for testing each part too.
 I did this mainly last time by finding which example programs used
each part.  As well as running all the test/example scripts that came
with each dependency.  Then had about 10 of the more popular/complex
games which I tested with to make sure they work.  But a more
automated testing method would be better - or at least a list of
instructions on which programs to run.


On 7/31/07, Lenard Lindstrom <len-l@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> René Dudfield wrote:
> > ok, cool.
> >
> > When I last compiled it I put them all in the place it installs by
> > default with the --prefix=/mingw/ taking care of putting them in a
> > good place.
> >
> > We might need to change a few things with SDL + SDL_friends - like the
> > strdup you talk of.  Also maybe changing the default back to the
> > directx renderer rather than the gdi one.
> >
> > In that case we can make a set of patches that people can download.
> >
> > So there will be everything available for people to redo everything
> > from scratch if they want to.
> >
> > For an easier method I guess something like what Marcus suggested
> > which downloads all of the dependencies, plus the patches.  Then goes
> > through applying the patches to each part (including mingw if we have
> > to).  We could build this into the setup file as a new command.
> >
> >
> It would be nice to have a list of priorities on what should be built. I
> finally gave up in frustration on libtiff, but am guessing it is not so
> important. I have moved on to libpng, which for me is useful. What other
> dependencies should be tackled before trying SDL itself?
>
> --
> Lenard Lindstrom
> <len-l@xxxxxxxxx>
>
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