- 1 year ago
How do i compile a glib application in windows withnout pkg-config?
To compile a GLib application in Windows without using pkg-config
, you can manually specify the necessary compiler and linker flags. Here's an example of how to do it:
Determine the GLib installation location:
Find the directory where GLib is installed on your system. This can typically be found under thelib
andinclude
directories of your GLib installation.Specify compiler and linker flags:
Open your build script or command line and manually specify the necessary compiler and linker flags. Here's an example using GCC:bashgcc -o myapp myapp.c -I<path_to_glib_include> -L<path_to_glib_lib> -lglib-2.0 -lintl -liconv
Replace
<path_to_glib_include>
with the path to theglib-2.0
directory containing the GLib header files. Replace<path_to_glib_lib>
with the path to the directory containing the GLib library files.The flags
-lglib-2.0
,-lintl
, and-liconv
link against the GLib, libintl, and libiconv libraries, respectively.Compile your application:
Run the above command to compile your GLib application. Replacemyapp.c
with the name of your application's source file, andmyapp
with the desired output executable name.If your application depends on additional GLib modules (such as GIO or GObject), you may need to include additional linker flags specific to those modules.
Ensure that you have the necessary development headers and libraries for GLib installed on your system. If they are not already installed, you can download and install the GLib development package from the official GLib website.
By manually specifying the compiler and linker flags, you can compile your GLib application in Windows without relying on pkg-config
for retrieving the necessary build information.