Hi Dave,
On 2/22/22 12:10 PM, David Cherkus wrote:
> So, I am trying to write some GR blocks on Linux and if they work I want to share them with a friend who is happily running GRC flowgraphs using the radioconda install on Windows 10. I don't have any Windows development tools. I don't know, is a MSVC cross compilation environment available for Linux? Or is there a Docker image that I can run on Linux to do that? Or some other cloud-based way?
If you bundle your blocks up as an OOT module, then your friend should be able to compile them on Windows by following the "Building OOT modules to use with conda-installed GNU Radio" instructions on the wiki:
https://wiki.gnuradio.org/index.php/CondaInstall#Building_OOT_modules_to_use_with_conda-installed_GNU_RadioBut that requires some comfort with compiling things on your friend's side, and maybe that doesn't best fit your situation.
If you want to be able to compile things yourself and just have them installable and directly usable on Windows+radioconda, then the most natural way is to create a conda package. That's more work for you, but I'm endeavoring to make it easier. As of now, that means that I have a template repository on Github where you can write a conda recipe for a GNU Radio OOT module and have it built and uploaded to anaconda.org from the Github CI. Then your friend could install it from your anaconda.org channel. See the instructions here:
https://github.com/ryanvolz/gnuradio-oot-template-feedstock/>
> PS: Shout out to Ryan! I watched his GRCon 2021 preso on radioconda on youtube and it's excellent work!
>
> Regards,
> Dave.
Thanks, and good luck!
Ryan