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c++ - Keeping the path constant when looking for files

reply Wootery <anonymous anonymous.com> writes:
I've compiled wxWidgets, and a few samples (all work fine), and am trying to
compile wxWidgets' Hello World program from
http://www.wxwidgets.org/docs/tutorials/hello.htm

I have the source code saved as hworld.cpp in the 'include' folder in the main
wxWidgets folder (that is to say, mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include\hworld.cpp),
and have the command prompt start in that folder, to ensure that "#include
"wx/wx.h"" it able to look at mymainwxfolder\include\wx.

The compiler seems to access wx.h alright - but it cannot access defs.h (which
is required by wx.h), which is also in the 'wx' folder. It accesses it with
"#include "wx/defs.h"", which seems to result in the compiler looking for
mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include\wx\wx\defs.h - of this I am fairly certain, as
if I create a mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include\wx\wx and put defs.h there, it
doesn't complain about defs.h - this time it wants another file.

If I create another wx folder inside the wx folder I created and put that file
in there, it will find it and require the next file.

I don't know how to keep the compiler looking in mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include
rather than moving to whichever folder it last accessed, how is this done?

Thanks in advance.

(I haven't posted this in the wxWidgets section of the forum as it isn't
specifically a wxWidgets issue.)
Nov 24 2006
parent chris elliott <biol75 york.ac.uk> writes:
the tutorial needs a makefile for dmc (unlike the unix compilation shown)

You need to have both WXW\include\ in your search path and lib\dmc_lib\mswd

One way to do this is to copy the makefile.dmc from WXW\samples\minimal 
and modify the makefile.dmc to reflect your file names; another to use 
wxhatch which will generate the makefile for you

http://biolpc22.york.ac.uk/wx/wxhatch/

chris

Wootery wrote:

 I've compiled wxWidgets, and a few samples (all work fine), and am trying to
 compile wxWidgets' Hello World program from
 http://www.wxwidgets.org/docs/tutorials/hello.htm
 
 I have the source code saved as hworld.cpp in the 'include' folder in the main
 wxWidgets folder (that is to say, mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include\hworld.cpp),
 and have the command prompt start in that folder, to ensure that "#include
 "wx/wx.h"" it able to look at mymainwxfolder\include\wx.
 
 The compiler seems to access wx.h alright - but it cannot access defs.h (which
 is required by wx.h), which is also in the 'wx' folder. It accesses it with
 "#include "wx/defs.h"", which seems to result in the compiler looking for
 mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include\wx\wx\defs.h - of this I am fairly certain, as
 if I create a mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include\wx\wx and put defs.h there, it
 doesn't complain about defs.h - this time it wants another file.
 
 If I create another wx folder inside the wx folder I created and put that file
 in there, it will find it and require the next file.
 
 I don't know how to keep the compiler looking in mymainwxWidgetsfolder\include
 rather than moving to whichever folder it last accessed, how is this done?
 
 Thanks in advance.
 
 (I haven't posted this in the wxWidgets section of the forum as it isn't
 specifically a wxWidgets issue.)
Nov 27 2006