[Bf-committers] Windows Debug Build (possible with free tools?)

[Campbell Barton]

installed msvc 2008 Express and magically MinGW and MSVC2010 debug
builds both run now.

Corrected the wiki docs.
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:2.5/Doc/Building_Blender/Windows/Troubleshooting#Debug_Builds

- Campbell

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:26 AM, Campbell Barton <ideasman42 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Can any free tools build python32_d.dll ?
> MinGW and MSVC2010 are both not supported and no support is planned
> for either (reading the python ML).
>
> Anyone tried to build debug python3.2 debug on MSVC Express 2008?
>
> No luck finding this info here: http://docs.python.org/devguide/
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Nathan Letwory <nathan at blender.org> wrote:
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>> As told many times on IRC, the easiest/best way around this is through
>> building your own debug dll.
>>
>> /Nathan
>>
>> On 19.4.2011 4:33, Campbell Barton wrote:
>>> I hope there is some way around this but from what I can tell there is
>>> no way to compile a debug build of blender with free tools on windows
>>> right now.
>>> On my XP system running on VirtualBox I can't at least.
>>>
>>> This is a real shame because it basically means you cant develop
>>> blender on windows - at least no debug builds.
>>>
>>>>From what I can tell, from talking to Nathan & looking online, the
>>> issue is that linking against python32_d.dll adds in the dependency
>>> for MSVC2008 - full version runtime.
>>> Its hard to get detailed info on this because the error message is cryptic:
>>> ---
>>>   The application failed to initialize properly (0xc9159992).
>>>   Click on OK to terminate the application.
>>> ---
>>>
>>> This happens on MinGW and MSVC2010 Express, only when Python is
>>> enabled & with DEBUG defined.
>>>
>>> With GSOC starting it would be good to resolve this or at least give
>>> students on Windows some time to apply for a free MSVC student
>>> licenses.
>>>
>>> I looked into building a debug python with MSVC Express 2010, but they
>>> don't support it. (or MinGW for that matter)
>>> see: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/python/dev/910317
>>> so if anyone has some idea about how to build a debug python that
>>> doesn't require a full MSVC 2008 it may enable linking with free tools
>>> again.
>>>
>>>
>>> If there is no way to get free tools working then there there are 2
>>> workarounds I noted here,
>>> basically to not link against python32_d.dll or not build with python at all.
>>>   http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:2.5/Doc/Building_Blender/Windows/MinGW/CMake#Debug_Builds
>>> In most cases building without python is not an option - no interface,
>>> but building a release with debug symbols is no so bad.
>>>
>>>
>>> ps. this is a thread which I *think* is the same problem we have with
>>> 2008 full version runtime.
>>> http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-CA/Vsexpressvc/thread/03e98c40-b91a-482e-90d1-d82021a6c0eb