Re: Further problem building GNUstep on MinGW/msys

[Adam Fedor]

What gcc version are you using? In 3.x, NXConstantString is replaced 
internally (in GNUstep) by NSConstantString. If it's looking for 
NXConstantString it probably indicates a problem in the configuration, 
or perhaps there is an old version of the libobjc library laying around 
(from a previous gcc or GNUstep installation).

Paul Butcher wrote:
> As per a previous mailing I am trying to carefully follow the instructions in 
> README.MinGW on building GNUstep under MinGW/msys for win32.
>
> I have got through to building GNUstep-base now and get this error message at 
> the final linking of the gnustep-base DLL:
>  gnustep-base.exp(.edata+0x7a8):fake: undefined reference to 
> `__objc_class_name_NXConstantString'
> f:\mingw\bin\dllwrap.exe: gcc exited with status 1
> make[2]: *** [shared_obj/ix86/mingw32/gnu-gnu-gnu/gnustep-base.dll] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [libgnustep-base.all.library.variables] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/gnustep-base-1.3.4/Source'
> make: *** [internal-all] Error 2
>
> As I understand it, NXConstantString is excluded from the GNUstep objc 
> library and reimiplemented in GSString.m.  If I use objdump to look at 
> symbols defined in GSString.o I find that NXConstantString is not there - but 
> instead NSConstantString.  I am puzzled how a class implemented in the source 
> code does not appear in the compiled code??
>
>
> Paul Butcher
> Alton, Hants, UK



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