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wxwidgets - C++ GUI framework for cross-platform programming ChangeLog

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# wxWidgets 2.8.7
# ===============
# Prerequisites (all optional AFAIK):
# zlib
# libpng
# libjpeg
# libtiff
# expat
# libmspack
# XFree86 or X.org
# iconv
# esd/esound or SDL (--with-sdl) for audio

cd
test -f installed/wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.bz2 &&
mv installed/wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.bz2 .
test ! -f wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.bz2 &&
wget http://downloads.sf.net/wxwindows/wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.bz2
mkdir -p -m 0700 src
cd src
find -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "wxWidgets-*" -exec rm -r {} \;
tar xjvf ~/wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.bz2
cd wxWidgets-2.8.7
test $UID = 0 && chown -R root:root .

# wxX11
# =====
mkdir buildx11
cd buildx11
../configure --with-x11 --enable-compat24
make

# Become root to install it
su

# Remove old packages (like the one from slackpackages.net)
test -x /sbin/removepkg && /sbin/removepkg wxX11

# Install wxX11
make install
ldconfig
chown -R $USER .
chmod -R u+w .

# Become yourself again
exit

# Back to the top-level of the source directory
cd ..

# wxGTK
# =====
# I add --enable-compat24 below because Audacity 1.3.0 requires wxGTK 2.4.x

mkdir buildgtk
cd buildgtk
../configure --with-gtk --enable-compat24
make

# Become root to install it
su

# Remove old packages (like the one from slackpackages.net)
test -x /sbin/removepkg && /sbin/removepkg wxGTK

# Install wxGTK
make install
ldconfig
chown -R $USER .
chmod -R u+w .

# Become yourself again
exit

# Back to the top-level of the source directory
cd ..

cd
mkdir -p -m 0700 installed
rm -f installed/wxWidgets-*.tar.*
mv wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.bz2 installed/

# If you ever want to uninstall wxWidgets, run 'make uninstall' (as root)
# from the buildxxx directory of the parts (wxX11/wxGTK) that you installed,
# then remove the source directory and the tarball.