Building both debug & release version of WxWidgets on Li

[cshong]

In Windows, the debug version of each built wxWidgets library has the character 'd', while the release version don't have.

However, in Linux, even if I type the command "./configure --enable-debug", the built library does not have the character 'd'.

How can I know whether the wxWidgets library I built in Linux is the debug version?

If I want to use both release and debug version of library on the same project in Linux, how can I build both debug and release version of wxWidgets library?

[briceandre]

To build the libs, you should do something like this :
- cd <wxWidgets_dir>/build
- mkdir linux_debug
- cd linux_debug
- ../../configure <your_wx_options> --enable-debug && make && sudo make install
- cd ..
- mkdir linux_release
- cd linux_release
- ../../configure <your_wx_options> && make && sudo make install

Once everything is compiled, you must compile and link your app by using the wx-config script :
g++ `wx-config --cxxflags` ...
or
g++ `wx-config --cxxflags --debug` ...

and for link
g++ `wx-config --libs`
or
g++ `wx-config --libs --debug`

[DavidHart]

Hi,

However, in Linux, even if I type the command "./configure --enable-debug", the built library does not have the character 'd'.

They do in wx2.8 (actually, they should say 'ud' as you should have configured --enable-unicode ). However in wx2.9 that's no longer happens, as there's much less difference between a debug and a release library.

As briceandre suggests, you should build in a subdirectory of the wxGTK source; but better still would be to configure with --prefix=$(pwd) and not install. That way different builds are stored in separate directories, and there is no chance of conflict. See e.g. http://forums.wxwidgets.org/viewtopic.php?t=29659

Regards,

David

[cshong]

To build the libs, you should do something like this :
- cd <wxWidgets_dir>/build
- mkdir linux_debug
- cd linux_debug
- ../../configure <your_wx_options> --enable-debug && make && sudo make install
- cd ..
- mkdir linux_release
- cd linux_release
- ../../configure <your_wx_options> && make && sudo make install

Once everything is compiled, you must compile and link your app by using the wx-config script :
g++ `wx-config --cxxflags` ...
or
g++ `wx-config --cxxflags --debug` ...

and for link
g++ `wx-config --libs`
or
g++ `wx-config --libs --debug`

The problem is that if I use your ways, the "make install" command will replace the existing library in /usr/local/lib. That mean if I compile and install the release version after the debug version, the debug version installed in /usr/local/lib will be replaced with release version.

So, how to solve this?

[briceandre]

Either, as suggested by DavidHart, you do not install, or you prefix your installation (never tested, but it should work)

[Chikwado]

This Thread Seem To Be A Very Old Thread, But Very Useful To Me. For Example: The Explanation Above Seem To Be For Linux, Are There Example For Window?

[ONEEYEMAN]

Hi,
What is you compiler? Do you use any IDE? How do you build the library?

Thank you.