Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Building gnuradio on cygwin - wxPython issue

[Don Ward]

Jan Schiefer wrote:

> > > I should know better, but I am nonetheless trying to build gnuradio on
> > > Windows XP/cygwin.  I did follow the instructions on the wiki (including
> > > picking the exact versions), but I am getting stuck on building 
> > > wxPython.
. . .
> > While I try to keep GNU Radio running under Cygwin, every update to a 
> > Cygwin package or third-party library (such as wxPython) carries a 
> > significant risk of breakage.  For "production" use of GNU Radio on 
> > Windows, I prefer to use MinGW and MSYS.  The initial setup takes a 
> > little longer, but once you have a working system there is seldom a need 
> > to update anything but GNU Radio.
. . .
> Thanks Don, this is good advice, I have been hit by cygwin update-related 
> breakages for other applications as well. I will try the MinGW/MSYS route 
> instead and report back.

I have attached a python script I used to install GNU Radio on MinGW/MSYS. 
It has only basic error checking and no documentation, but you may find it 
helpful.  If nothing else, it lists the version numbers and file locations 
of all the pieces.  To use it, read the start of the script and edit the 
install options and location as needed.  Let me know if you find it useful.

-- Don W.

gr_mingw_install.py
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