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diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8507fdd14 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.win32 @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +Building Cairo on Windows +========================= + +There are two primary ways to build Cairo on Windows. You can use a +UN*X-like setup, such as Cygwin, with the conventional configure +script shipped with Cairo releases. In this configuration, you will +build with GCC and end up with (for instance) a Cygwin-dependent +library. In theory, this technique is no different than the ordinary +build process for the Cairo library. + +The second way is to use a GNU-compatible make, but build using +Microsoft's Visual C++ compiler to produce native libraries. This is +the setup this README is written for. + + +Tools required +============== + +You will need GNU make, version 3.80 or later. Earlier versions or +other modern make implementations may work, but are not guaranteed to. + +You will also need Microsoft Visual C++. Version 7 has been most +heavily tested, but other versions are likely to work fine. + + +Libraries required +================== + +Cairo requires a compatible version of the pixman library. Full build +instructions are beyond the scope of this document; however, using the +same tools, it should be possible to build pixman simply by entering +the pixman/src directory and typing: + + make -f Makefile.win32 CFG=release + + +Depending on your feature set, you may also need zlib and libpng. + + +Building +======== + +There are a few files that you will need to edit. First, you must +determine which features will be built. Edit +build/Makefile.win32.features and set the features as desired. Note +that most features have external dependencies; specifically, +CAIRO_HAS_PNG_FUNCTIONS requires libpng to be present, and +CAIRO_HAS_PS_SURFACE and CAIRO_HAS_PDF_SURFACE both require zlib. + +To ensure that the compiler can find all dependencies, you may need to +edit build/Makefile.win32.common. In particular, ensure that +PIXMAN_CFLAGS contains a -I parameter pointing to the location of +your pixman header files and that PIXMAN_LIBS points to the actual +location of your pixman-1.lib file. You may also need to edit the +various occurrences of CAIRO_LIBS to point to other libraries +correctly. Note also that if you wish to link statically with zlib, +you should replace zdll.lib with zlib.lib. + +Finally, from the top Cairo directory, type: + + make -f Makefile.win32 CFG=release + + +If this command succeeds, you will end up with src/release/cairo.dll. +To successfully use Cairo from your own programs, you will probably +want to move this file to some central location. You will also +probably want to copy the Cairo header files. These should be placed +in a cairo subdirectory (for instance, c:/code/common/include/cairo). +The exact set to copy depends on your features and is reported to you +at the end of the build. + |