wesnoth/projectfiles/CodeBlocks

README.txt

(FIXME-GIT: These directions are slightly broken following the git
transition and will need to be updated.)

Compiling wesnoth on windows using CodeBlocks 10.05
(June 2011, development version 1.9.6+svn r49843,
earlier source versions untested)
updated: r50891, 2011-08-23

(Whenever you enter directories or names, you should do it
by using the "..." button to the right of the field.)
1. Get the source by downloading from from http://www.wesnoth.org/
or by using svn (if you know how to). The folder where you put the
source is referred to as wesnoth_root/ in this README.
2. Install CodeBlocks http://www.codeblocks.org/
MinGw is not needed. CodeBlocks' installation folder is referred to as
codeblocks_root/ in this README.
3. Install tdm-gcc-4.5.2 from
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tdm-gcc/files/TDM-GCC Installer/Previous/1.1006.0/
Note that the projectfiles in wesnoth_root/projectfiles/CodeBlocks/
may contain the setting to compile with OpenMP so you should make sure
that this option is enabled while installing the compiler, there is a checkbox
for this in the installer. (Or simply make a "all packages" installation.)
4. In CodeBlocks, open
wesnoth_root/projectfiles/CodeBlocks/wesnoth.workspace
5. In CodeBlocks, goto (menu bar)>settings>compiler and debugger
>global compiler settings> (tab) toolchain executables.
In the field "compiler's installation directory", enter the folder
into which you did install tdm-gcc-4.5.2.
Into the fields "c compiler", "c++ compiler" and "linker for dynamic libs"
enter "g++.exe".
Into the field "linker for static libs", enter "ar.exe".
6. Download CodeBlocksWinSDK.zip from
http://www.mediafire.com/?qbibb8p3stb08w7 and extract
this archive so that you have directories codeblocks_root/include_tdm_gcc
and codeblocks_root/lib_tdm_gcc
7. In CodeBlocks, goto (menu bar)>settings>compiler and debugger
>global compiler settings> (tab) search directories> (tab) compiler>Add.
Enter codeblocks_root/include_tdm_gcc.
8. In CodeBlocks, goto (menu bar)>settings>compiler and debugger
>global compiler settings> (tab) search directories> (tab) linker>Add.
Enter codeblocks_root/lib_tdm_gcc.
9. In CodeBlocks, choose (menu bar)>build>build workspace.
wesnoth.exe and wesnothd.exe should appear in wesnoth_root/
when finished building.
10. To be able to execute the program, copy all *.dll files from your
installation folder of the most recent official windows wesnoth development
release into wesnoth_root/.

note:
Executables created by this built system cannot easily be shared with
other computers due to the currently set -march=native option.
If you happen to meet such a problem, try removing it. (right-click
projects wesnoth and wesnothd>project settings>project's build options
>other options)