Here I am again. I have been trying to compile OpenDBX with both of them:
Cygwin and MinGW. As I have already told you before, with cygwin openDBX
compiles perfectly (although I cannot see the dll from FFI), but I had some
problems with MinGW. These problems are because OpenDBX does not use any
cross-platform socket library wrapper but use native Unix socket libraries.
So, I cannot compile this with MinGW. I could, but I have to do this:

Anyway, suppose I cannot use MinGW or imagine MinGW doesn't exist, can I use
cygwin with FFI? I mean, can I compile something with cygwin so that FFI can
use is? If so, how can I do this? I ask because I know cygwin applications
must be distributed with a cygwin dll.

I have this:

- OpenDBX library -> c:\mariano\opendbx-1.3.10\
- Cygwin -> c:\cygwin\
- MySQL -> c:\MySQL\
- Postgres -> c:\PostgreSQL\
- PATH variable: .....;c:\msys\1.0\bin\;c:\cygwin\bin\;C:\MySQL\bin


After compiling, I have in c:\cygwin\usr\local\lib\ these files:
libopendbx.a, libopendbx.a.dll, libopendbx.la, libopendbxplus.a,
libopendbxplus.a.dll and libopendbxplus.la.
There are also, theese folders: c:\cygwin\usr\local\lib\opendbx\ with these
files: cygpgsqlbackend-1.dll, libpgsqlbackend.a, libpgsqlbackend.la and
libpgsqlbackend.a.dll
c:\cygwin\usr\local\lib\pkgconfig\ with file: opendbx.pc

Now, what should I do with this? is this right?

very thanks,

Mariano

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Mariano Martinez Peck <
marianopeck at gmail.com> wrote:

> Excellent!!!  Very thanks. As fast as I could, I will test it using WinGW
> and I will let you know the results.
>
> thanks a lot,
>
> Mariano
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Hernán Morales <hernan.morales at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> 2008/6/20 Mariano Martinez Peck <marianopeck at gmail.com>:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 2008/6/20 Mariano Martinez Peck <marianopeck at gmail.com>:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 3:46 AM, Igor Stasenko <siguctua at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> 2008/6/20 Mariano Martinez Peck <marianopeck at gmail.com>:
>>>> >> > I am sorry, I forgot to tell the real error I have in FFI. When I
>>>> try to
>>>> >> > run
>>>> >> > a simple test that uses FFI it call externalCallFailed with a
>>>> message:
>>>> >> > "unable to find function address".
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > thanks in advance,
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > mariano
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:48 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck
>>>> >> > <marianopeck at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> Hi everybody. I am developing SqueakDBX a openDBX C library. We
>>>> are
>>>> >> >> using
>>>> >> >> FFI to call C functions. OpenDBX has always been compiled in linux
>>>> and
>>>> >> >> mac.
>>>> >> >> But since the last version, it works under Windows using Cygwin or
>>>> >> >> WinGW. I
>>>> >> >> could test the library and works well (in windows). It has been
>>>> >> >> generated
>>>> >> >> the necessary .dlls. The problem is that theese .dlls files are in
>>>> >> >> c:/cygwin/usr/lib/* . And, I can't "see" those functions from FFI.
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> So, just copy .dll to same dir where image or squeak binary resides.
>>>> >> But i think problem that resulting .dll using some other libraries
>>>> >> which located under that dir.
>>>> >> And to make it working you need to add this dir to PATH environment
>>>> var.
>>>> >> If i remember this should help.
>>>> >
>>>> > Ok. I'll try this. I am sorry for my newbie questions, but I have
>>>> never
>>>> > program C in windows. When I compiled openDBX with cygwin, it
>>>> generated
>>>> > thees files libopendbx.a , libopendbx.la y libopendbx.dll.a
>>>> >
>>>> > I mean, there isn't a real XXX.dll so that windows can find it. Is
>>>> this ok?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> why not just build a .dll with mingw tools?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Igor: Thanks a lot for the answer. Norbert (openDBX author) tell me that
>>> openDBX can be compiled with both of them: cygwin and winGW. As I know
>>> cygwin I tried with it and not with winGW.
>>>
>>> Why do you think I could use MinGW? which are the difference between them
>>> (MinGW and Cygwin) ?
>>>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinGW#Comparison_with_Cygwin
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am asking just because I don't know.
>>>
>>> very thanks,
>>>
>>> Mariano
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/
>>>>
>>>> > very thanks,
>>>> >
>>>> > mariano
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >> >> In FFI I am using apicall instead of cdecl (the one I use under
>>>> linux).
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> I have never work with C under linux.
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> Can someone help me?
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> thanks,
>>>> >> >>
>>>> >> >> Mariano
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> --
>>>> >> Best regards,
>>>> >> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Igor Stasenko AKA sig.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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