Re: Re: Inline::C *back* into Perl

[flyingmoose]

Sounds like a very good plan, but wxWindows is C++. Does that complicate the matters of using inline? It seems from CPAN docs that Inline::CPP isn't going to allow me to call instance methods across the Perl/C++ boundary without non OO wrappers (I could be wrong).

FYI: freeglut 2.20 apparently doesn't have the mainloop requirement, I'm just trying to use packages that are in my apt-repository if possible...just to be sure I'm not the only one who can compile whatever I do...worst case, I can upgrade freeglut.

Again, it seems as though I would just use wxPerl or GTK perl bindings or even OpenGL.pm -- except that, as I've said, OpenGL doesn't compile. Besides, using Inline is fun and opens up the ability to use a lot of cool libs out there.

[BUU]

wxWindows also has perl bindings. So theoretically you could just write perl wrappers for opengl commands and then do it all in perl. Thats what I'd try.

[flyingmoose]

CPAN Wx module doesn't compile anyway, gosh darn it! This is a relatively complete system, too.

make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/.cpan/build/Wx-0.18/ext/docview'
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/.cpan/build/Wx-0.18/ext/stc'
PERL_DL_NONLAZY=1 /usr/bin/perl "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-e" "test_h
+arness(0, '../../blib/lib', '../../blib/arch')" t/*.t
t/01_load...........Can't load '/root/.cpan/build/Wx-0.18/ext/stc/../.
+./blib/arch/auto/Wx/STC/STC.so' for module Wx::STC: /root/.cpan/build
+/Wx-0.18/ext/stc/../../blib/arch/auto/Wx/STC/STC.so: undefined symbol
+: wxSTCNameStr at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi/DynaLo
+ader.pm line 229.
 at /root/.cpan/build/Wx-0.18/ext/stc/../../blib/lib/Wx.pm line 138
Compilation failed in require at t/01_load.t line 7.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/01_load.t line 7.
t/01_load...........dubious

     Test returned status 255 (wstat 65280, 0xff00)
Scalar found where operator expected at (eval 153) line 1, near "'int'
+  $__val"
        (Missing operator before   $__val?)
DIED. FAILED test 1
        Failed 1/1 tests, 0.00% okay
t/02_inheritance....Can't load '/root/.cpan/build/Wx-0.18/ext/stc/../.
+./blib/arch/auto/Wx/STC/STC.so' for module Wx::STC: /root/.cpan/build
+/Wx-0.18/ext/stc/../../blib/arch/auto/Wx/STC/STC.so: undefined symbol
+: wxSTCNameStr at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.1/i386-linux-thread-multi/DynaLo
+ader.pm line 229.
 at /root/.cpan/build/Wx-0.18/ext/stc/../../blib/lib/Wx.pm line 138
Compilation failed in require at t/02_inheritance.t line 10.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at t/02_inheritance.t line 10.
# Looks like your test died before it could output anything.
t/02_inheritance....dubious

I am starting to get a little mad with my OS :) ... I'm really thinking learning how to XS back into Perl might the answer, however ugly.

[PodMaster]

This is by far the most common problem people encounter with wxPerl. It's a FAQ (docs/install.txt). Either install wxSTC or disable it from the perl build. perl Makefile.PL --help

[BUU]

Wow. I can even get wx to compile on windows!

[PodMaster]

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wxperl/ has binaries of OpenGL as well as of Wx::GLCanvas (the wxPerl port of wxGLCanvas) as well as wxPerl for many platforms.

The wxPerl website is located at http://wxPerl.sourceforge.net