Compiling Under Wine

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Posted by michael on Sunday February 23, 2003 @02:36PM from the compiling-while-intoxicated dept.

now3djp writes "Interesting article over on CodingStyle that demonstrates how I successfully eliminated wasted time maintaining an MS-Windows computer when I could build natively from my GNU computer! /. has followed other cross compilers in the past. This article is different because I used MS's own compiler! This allowed me to get on with real games porting; with only a proportional increase in compile time. Wine has really come a long way in supporting simple apps, let us hope it reaches a 1.0 soon."

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ads by ldspartan · 2003-02-23 14:40 · Score: 3, Funny

I find it entertaining that when I went to read the comments, I got to see an article for Visual Studio .NET :).

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It is not recommended by YellowSnow · 2003-02-23 14:40 · Score: 5, Funny

that you compile under the influence of any type of alcahol
1. Re:It is not recommended by eclectro · 2003-02-23 14:51 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  that you compile under the influence of any type of alcahol
  
  but it's ok to post on slashdot???
  
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2. Re:It is not recommended by Pseudonym · 2003-02-23 15:44 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Don't drink and derive?
  
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3. Re:It is not recommended by powerlinekid · 2003-02-23 16:50 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I don't know... I've written some good code while piss drunk. I think the key is that while sober you sometimes get bogged down in doing it The Right Way (tm) where a simple ugly block of code would be better. My code may not be readable the next day but it works :).
  
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4. Re:It is not recommended by JohnFluxx · 2003-02-23 19:57 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Agreed! Otherwise you might write a game that looks really good and you think is working... until you sober up the next morning..not that I've ever done that.
Irony by Pharmboy · 2003-02-23 14:42 · Score: 0, Funny

Its ironic to go to read an article on how to rid your self of a Windows computer by compiling under GNU/Linux/Wine and the giant advertisement that pops up is for Microsoft Visual Studio .Net.

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which begs the question by b17bmbr · 2003-02-23 14:42 · Score: 2, Funny

does microsoft compile windows under wine?

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1. Re:which begs the question by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 15:04 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Linux now has a new meaning. Linux is now the name of the entire operating system, not just the kernel. This is common usage. It doesn't matter what the older correct version is.
Big deal! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 14:44 · Score: 2, Funny

Let me tell you something, I've compiled not only under wine, but on vodka, whiskey, shit even ACID. And when I was on acid, my monitor tried to eat me...
GNU/translation by phoebe · 2003-02-23 14:45 · Score: 2, Funny

GNU/Build GNU/natively GNU/on GNU/a GNU/computer GNU/using GNU/a MS-Windows/compiler GNU/without GNU/a MS-Windows/computer!
1. Re:GNU/translation by kfg · 2003-02-23 16:41 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I know my cat likes to sleep on my keyboard. I'm just trying to figure out how she managed to post to Slashdot.
  
  And better than some of mine too.
  
  Funny thing is that I don't recall giving her a user account, so she's either stolen my password or rooted my box. And she looks so innocent sleeping over the sofa.
  
  Guess my momma was right when she warned me felines were devious little fuzzballs.
  
  (No, she's not named after the Friends character. She's named after Phoebe Snow. No, not the singer, the "train babe." Sheesh.)
  
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Compiling under wine eh? by trotski · 2003-02-23 14:48 · Score: 2, Funny

Last time I tryed to compile something under the influence of (way too much) wine, I ended up on the floor infront of my computer. All I remember was waking up to a formatted hard drive; compiling under the influence of wine sucks!

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1. Re:Compiling under wine eh? by delta407 · 2003-02-23 15:53 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  All I remember was waking up to a formatted hard drive
  Would you prefer to wake up to an unformatted hard drive?
Re:such a deal by chunkwhite86 · 2003-02-23 14:58 · Score: 2, Funny

You know (shaking the finger of logic and wisdom), if they (MS) sold such a product for the GNU environment for a couple hundred bucks...I would buy it.

Too bad it'll never happen. I'm sure if such a project began within MS, Bill (or some exec) would scream "Heresy!". Remember, a win for GNU = a loss for MS in most cirsumstances.

Providing, of course, it didn't totally suck!

MS Sales Rep: "Well Sir, "doesn't suck" wasn't listed as one of your product requirements... Sorry, no refunds!"

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GNU! by Dunkalis · 2003-02-23 15:02 · Score: 3, Funny

Wow! So RMS wants us to simply call it GNU now? Dropping the Linux part altogether? Sorta hypocritical to me ;).

Or do you run Hurd? Which is technically the GNU OS.

The above is meant to be funny.

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GNU computer? by arvindn · 2003-02-23 15:03 · Score: 2, Funny

Does this guy really use the HURD, or is it just that he's an RMS mega-fan?
Re:Windows Compliant / Posix Compliant Drivers by hazman · 2003-02-23 16:01 · Score: 2, Funny

Hey, you know, if there is anybody who could pull off this Hardware Abstraction Emulation stuff, it'd be those sharp critters over at Connectix.....what's that, they were acquired by Microsoft?. Never mind.
Re:WRONG! by Jah-Wren+Ryel · 2003-02-23 16:05 · Score: 4, Funny

Duh! If it compiles it must be fine! What kind of newbie developer are you?

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Even a man who's pure of heart by YellowSnow · 2003-02-23 16:10 · Score: 5, Funny

and uses the preview right
can turn to a troll
when the typos roll
and the bottle is empty and light
Re:1.0 ? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 16:52 · Score: 1, Funny

Wine's not done until Lotus won't run?
weird... by dolson · 2003-02-23 17:06 · Score: 5, Funny

You don't need Wine if you know what you're doing...

dana@digory:battlepong$ make
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c sound.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c collide.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c ball.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c game.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c menu.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c player.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c randgen.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c init.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c main.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` sound.o collide.o ball.o game.o menu.o player.o randgen.o init.o main.o -o bpong -lm `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_image -lSDL_ttf -lSDL_mixer
dana@digory:battlepong$ file bpong
bpong: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped
dana@digory:battlepong$ make clean
rm -rf *.o bpong
dana@digory:battlepong$ sh cross-make.sh
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c sound.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c collide.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c ball.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c game.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c menu.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c player.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c randgen.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c init.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` -c main.cpp
g++ `sdl-config --cflags` sound.o collide.o ball.o game.o menu.o player.o randgen.o init.o main.o -o bpong -lm `sdl-config --libs` -lSDL_image -lSDL_ttf -lSDL_mixer
dana@digory:battlepong$ file bpong
bpong: MS Windows PE Intel 80386 GUI executable not relocatable
It's MAGIC.
Re:So you're saying my vi clone. . . by bofkentucky · 2003-02-23 17:23 · Score: 4, Funny

what is your project's name...emacs *ducks for asbestos-lined safe room*

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Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 17:35 · Score: 1, Funny

SFU? Why don't YOU STFU!
heh... wine... by doooras · 2003-02-23 18:23 · Score: 2, Funny

i prefer to compile under rum

*hic*
Re:Awesome by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 18:34 · Score: 0, Funny

say it with me now:

Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!
Developers! Developers! Developers! Developers!
BZZZZT! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 19:57 · Score: 1, Funny

...plus blow our competiters out of the water...
The U.S. Government already blows its competitors out of the water.
Re:No! No! No! by Tony-A · 2003-02-23 20:53 · Score: 2, Funny

Seems like there have been some reports that Microsoft Windows is more stable under VMWare than on the bare metal. It does make sense that the virtualized system as presented by VMWare is more regular and less messy than the bare metal.

Yes, but. The bugs taken individually won't show up. It's when they get together (and breed or something) that you get troubles.
SCORE 5 : WORDY. by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-23 21:23 · Score: 1, Funny

Thanks for letting us know that you can't install Oracle 8i on Redhat 6.1.
Dosemu 1.0 by tbspit · 2003-02-24 00:37 · Score: 2, Funny

When Dosemu reached 1.0, usage of DOS had become very low. So let us hope for a Wine 1.0 soon:)