a guide to compiling PearPC yourselves

PPC_Digger · Post by **PPC_Digger** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:21 am

Welcome to the PearPC compilation guide!
i hope this guide will help you compile PearPC yourselves using the latest CVS sources.

* UNIX/Linux users, and Windows users who already have Cygwin with the development packages: please skip section #1

Section #1: Downloading & Installing Cygwin:
1) Go to www.cygwin.com
2) On the right upper corner of the screen there is a link "Install Cygwin now", right-click it and select "Save Target As", and save it somewhere in your hard disk.
3) Run the saved file (setup.exe), click "Next", make sure "Install from Internet" is selected and click "Next" again, leave the default values intact and click "Next" and "Next".
4) If you use a proxy server, enter its address and port in the required field. if you do not use a proxy server, select "Direct Connection" and click "Next". if you are not sure, ask your system administrator.
5) Select a download site from the list (it doesn't matter which site you select) and click "Next", Select to install all the "Base" packages by clicking on the "Default" text next to them. Also select all the "Devel" packages using the same method.
6) Click "Next" and let it download and install all the packages. Once it is complete, it will display a message box informing you of a successful installation, close it by clicking "OK".

Section #2: Downloading the PearPC sources from CVS:
1) UNIX/Linux users: Open a shell window, or switch to a shell.
Windows users: Open Cygwin.
2) Login to the PearPC CVS server by typing:
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/pearpc login
Press enter when it will ask for the CVS password.
3) Go to the directory you wish to put the sources in using the "cd" command.
4) Check out (download) the sources by typing:
cvs -z 4 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/pearpc co pearpc
Please note that if you already have the sources and you want to update them type instead:
cvs -z 4 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/pearpc update pearpc
Also, if you want to download the altivec (G4) sources, type:
cvs -z 4 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/pearpc co -r altivec pearpc
5) Log out from the CVS server by typing:
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sf.net:/cvsroot/pearpc logout

Section #3: Compiling the PearPC sources:
1) Go to the "pearpc" directory (without quotes) in the directory you put the sources in section #2.
2) Type:
./autogen.sh
3) Make sure everything is ok, and then type:
./configure
and see that it says ok about "Yes" or "Non Needed" about all the packages. if it says it's missing something, you should get it.
4) To finally compile PearPC, type:
make
5) Go to the 'src' directory and type:
strip ppc.exe (or 'ppc' if you use linux)
to strip the executable from the debugging code.

Enjoy your shiny new, compiled-by-you PearPC!

Good Luck,
PPC_Digger.

rccola70 · Post by **rccola70** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 5:18 am

whattabout for processor specifics such as P4 optimized or P3 optimized?

Post by **Cat_7** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:08 am

Instead of just installing all of the development packages, install these along with the default selection. Info comes from:

http://www.kelley.ca/pearpc/wiki/index. ... nvironment

cvs
bison
byacc
autoconf
automake
gcc-c++
make
nasm
flex
w32api

Cat_7

prasys · Post by **prasys** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:22 am

Well , good guide...But its better to install all , if you plan to develop..but if you are on a slow connection/or just want to compile PearPC..Just install the packages what CAT_7 said

robojam · Post by **robojam** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:48 pm

rccola70 wrote:whattabout for processor specifics such as P4 optimized or P3 optimized?

You just need to use the correct compile switches (don't remember any of them offhand).

CaptainValor · Post by **CaptainValor** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:32 pm

Yes, this is a good guide, but I would like to know some of the arguments to use when compiling (for processor type and whatnot). If those were included, this guide would be complete, and I'd then it should be bound for the FAQ section.

PPC_Digger · Post by **PPC_Digger** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:44 pm

robojam wrote:
rccola70 wrote:whattabout for processor specifics such as P4 optimized or P3 optimized?
You just need to use the correct compile switches (don't remember any of them offhand).

here it is:
you should use ./configure CFLAGS="the flags you wish to use"
i recommend using -pipe and -O3
as for the processor optimizations:
-march=pentium3
-march=pentium4
-march=athlon-xp
-march=athlon-4

enjoy!

Jon Davis · Post by **Jon Davis** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 6:28 pm

How do you apply patches? The only reason I would want to compile an executable for myself is to add the patches that I want before they make the main CVS. Any help?

Thanks,

Jon

PPC_Digger · Post by **PPC_Digger** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 9:52 pm

dunno, i try to figure out patches too.

prasys · Post by **prasys** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 6:21 am

It took me 7hrs to download cygwin...oh gosh , my bill is gonna raise..now to configure and fetch CVS

PPC_Digger · Post by **PPC_Digger** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 4:49 pm

why don't you go dsl?

prasys · Post by **prasys** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 6:11 am

Lets say , no DSL in my area and there is only 1 ISP company in Malaysia

PPC_Digger · Post by **PPC_Digger** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:41 pm

what about cable?
or a foreign satellite isp?

templest · Post by **templest** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:42 am

meh...

Code: Select all

strip ppc.exe

strip:'ppc.exe': No Such File.

help?

templest · Post by **templest** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 3:50 am

nevermind, I'm a dumbass. Was doing it in the wrong folder.

prasys · Post by **prasys** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 7:10 am

always remeber

cd pearpc before stripping it

anyway there is no DSL nor Cable in Malaysia

I will be compiling for Linux and OSX soon...:D

CaptainValor · Post by **CaptainValor** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 1:52 pm

Well, now that RemoteCVS is up on www.pearpc.net , I imagine less people will be doing their compiling this way.

Havin_it · Post by **Havin_it** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:35 am

Yes, RemoteCVS looks like a very attractive alternative to downloading Cygwin, but the help file seems to be unavailable at present. Perhaps someone can explain:

1) What is meant by Win32 as an alternative to SDL? (I thought I had both already...)

2) In the processor type selector, does i686 equate to JITC - or something else? (Or is it 'Generic build' that means JITC?)

3) What does the -O2, -O3, -Os selector mean?

4) Do any other choices conflict with Altivec?

I'm still quite lost on terminology as you can see. Anyone?

CaptainValor · Post by **CaptainValor** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:55 pm

1) Don't know.

2) Don't know.

3) I imagine those refer to the version of PearPC you want to compile. As in 0.2, 0.3 etc.

4) Not that I know of. Just try different combinations and see if there's something that doesn't work.

Yukon Kid · Post by **Yukon Kid** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:34 pm

go to the help screen and it explains all the terms used in the remote compiler.

PPC_Digger · Post by **PPC_Digger** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:51 pm

CaptainValor wrote:1) Don't know.

2) Don't know.

3) I imagine those refer to the version of PearPC you want to compile. As in 0.2, 0.3 etc.

4) Not that I know of. Just try different combinations and see if there's something that doesn't work.

1) Using Win32 window drawing as an alternative (just know that originally, sdl was the alternative), you should use sdl if your video card has more than 8 mb of memory
2) i686 means the standard jitc (e.g. no optimization)
3) -O3 takes more time to compile but works faster due to extra optimization - O2 takes less time to compile but works faster. It DOESN'T choose the version.

Havin_it · Post by **Havin_it** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:30 pm

@Captain Valor: I'll give ya about minus 100 out of ten for helpful and insightful answering...

@Yukon Kid: read a bit slower. The help page is DOWN, or at least was at the time of my original post.

@PPC_Digger: Perfect ten. Thanks for clearing up the unclear.

CaptainValor · Post by **CaptainValor** » Mon Aug 30, 2004 8:33 pm

You're right, I probably shouldn't answer about it if I've never used it. lol

Just making an educated guess.

Yukon Kid · Post by **Yukon Kid** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 10:14 pm

yeah well i did read it slow and I would still say the same, the help file explains all the fields.

might not help if you can't get to it but then I didn't copy and or memorize it.

I only know what was there because I looked shortly before I read your post.

just trying to help.... :D

xeshaan · Post by **xeshaan** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:26 pm

its not working for me

i get fail at last step of configure

please help>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Regards

xeshaan

a guide to compiling PearPC yourselves

a guide to compiling PearPC yourselves

how bout

Re: how bout

Re: how bout