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Old 08-02-2017, 11:03 AM   #1
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Automake variables resolution


I am a newbie and I am trying to learn from sourcecodes. Now I have problem understanding (for learn!) autotools: here I have some variables. In this following variable declaration-assignment

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mousepad_CFLAGS = \
    $(GLIB_CFLAGS) \
    $(GTK_CFLAGS) \
    $(GTHREAD_CFLAGS) \
    $(GTKSOURCEVIEW_CFLAGS) \
    $(PLATFORM_CFLAGS) \
    -DMOUSEPAD_GSETTINGS_SCHEMA_DIR=\""$(datadir)/glib-2.0/schemas"\"
The variables GLIB_CFLAGS GTK_CFLAGS GTHREAD_CFLAGS GTKSOURCEVIEW_CFLAGS PLATFORM_CFLAGS were not declared. From where their origins?

Also at the bottom there is another undeclared variable reference:

Code:
@GSETTINGS_RULES@
 
Old 08-03-2017, 07:06 PM   #2
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Many of those, especially the CFLAGS variants are passed in from the build environment. Others may be generated by pkg-config or other autotools macros.

The last one, @GSETTINGS_RULES@, appears to be derived from the GSettings API, part of glib build environment.

Much of the notation and many of the macros and variables themselves are defined by the M4 macro language, or specifically the GNU M4 implementation.

You should also begin to work through the GNU AutoTools documentation for a complete understanding of how that all works.

Good luck!

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Old 08-04-2017, 12:11 AM   #3
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Did'nt seem ... !

Don't seem that autoconfig set something to solve the symbol mousepad_window_get_type in the mousepad C source file mousepad-window.h row 46. Can you see the source so to help me?
How the symbol si referenced?
Function were not declared!
 
Old 08-04-2017, 02:28 AM   #4
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You mean clairvoyance?
 
Old 08-04-2017, 03:18 AM   #5
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You mean clairvoyance?
NO, please see file
 
Old 08-04-2017, 03:44 AM   #6
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Old 08-04-2017, 03:56 AM   #7
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I am trying lo learn programming reading sources. And I have a lot of problem, I am solving most of them; but here I have a broken symbol that I can't understand. I want understand all about programming, I will become a professional worker! I begin reading sources of xfce text editor: mousepad!

But there is that broken symbol never declared in files of mousepad sources!

See row 46 of file mousepad/mousepad-window-h :
GType mousepad_window_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;

it is impossible to do a prototype of an inexistent function! And it is called by program

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Old 08-04-2017, 05:20 AM   #8
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Well, I think you have to face to hard reality: I cannot see the files on your computer
 
Old 08-04-2017, 05:31 AM   #9
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Please, can you download the sources of mousepad and help me?
 
Old 08-04-2017, 05:34 AM   #10
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I have found this source package: https://github.com/codebrainz/mousep...ive/master.zip

It has neither 'configure' nor 'INSTALL' file; though it does have an 'autgen.sh'

It turns out, this program has numerous dependencies; once you fix them all, you get a compilation error:
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mousepad-window.c:1055:58: error: 'mousepad_window_ui' undeclared (first use in this function)
   gtk_ui_manager_add_ui_from_string (window->ui_manager, mousepad_window_ui, mousepad_window_ui_length, NULL);
Though there is a mousepad-0.4 there, which does compile. For the first glance, it is much nicer than gedit.

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Old 08-04-2017, 02:15 PM   #11
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I am trying lo learn programming reading sources. And I have a lot of problem, I am solving most of them; but here I have a broken symbol that I can't understand. I want understand all about programming, I will become a professional worker! I begin reading sources of xfce text editor: mousepad!
It is good that you are learning to program, but if learning only from reading other people's source code then you are on a very difficult path!

I would strongly suggest that you take a more organized and methodical approach to learning and begin by solidly learning the basic concepts and methods of a single language and some of the common tools such as GNU autotools first. There are many links at the top of the Programming forum and others here can recommend online sources if you have a specific interest.

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But there is that broken symbol never declared in files of mousepad sources!

See row 46 of file mousepad/mousepad-window-h :
GType mousepad_window_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;

it is impossible to do a prototype of an inexistent function! And it is called by program
I direct you again to the links I provided in my first post. It is important that you learn how to form and ask questions in any forum setting. You need to provide the information necessary for others to fully understand your problem, and you need to respond directly when others ask for additional information, such as the questions I asked above which you have not yet answered.

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Please, can you download the sources of mousepad and help me?
It is not reasonable nor very polite to expect others to download and read through a complete source file, and more so when you do not even provide a link! NevemTeve has been nice enough to find a file which may be the same you are using, and provide a response, but that is far beyond what you should expect others to do!

In future, please put more effort into asking your questions, providing necessary details and responding to requests for additional information. Remember that everyone here volunteers their time, please respect that and help them make best use of that time.

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Old 08-05-2017, 12:59 AM   #12
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It is good that you are learning to program, but if learning only from reading other people's source code then you are on a very difficult path!

I would strongly suggest that you take a more organized and methodical approach to learning and begin by solidly learning the basic concepts and methods of a single language and some of the common tools such as GNU autotools first. There are many links at the top of the Programming forum and others here can recommend online sources if you have a specific interest.



I direct you again to the links I provided in my first post. It is important that you learn how to form and ask questions in any forum setting. You need to provide the information necessary for others to fully understand your problem, and you need to respond directly when others ask for additional information, such as the questions I asked above which you have not yet answered.



It is not reasonable nor very polite to expect others to download and read through a complete source file, and more so when you do not even provide a link! NevemTeve has been nice enough to find a file which may be the same you are using, and provide a response, but that is far beyond what you should expect others to do!

In future, please put more effort into asking your questions, providing necessary details and responding to requests for additional information. Remember that everyone here volunteers their time, please respect that and help them make best use of that time.

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My question is yet smart!
I ask how is possible to do prototype of a a UNdeclared function and call it. Use IDE features to find that function is called in the source file at a GObject creation code row
 
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My question is yet smart!
I ask how is possible to do prototype of a a UNdeclared function and call it. Use IDE features to find that function is called in the source file at a GObject creation code row
If you continue to ignore direct requests for information, and will not read the links you have been asked to review, you could lose the ability to post to these forums.

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Old 08-06-2017, 04:11 AM   #14
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i Cannot install mousepad from source!

Code:
utente@JJjjo:~/Desktop/mousepad-master$ ls
AUTHORS          COPYING      mousepad                po      TODO
autogen.sh       m4           mousepad.desktop.in.in  README
configure.ac.in  Makefile.am  NEWS                    THANKS
utente@JJjjo:~/Desktop/mousepad-master$ ./autogen.sh 
autogen.sh: You don't seem to have the Xfce development tools installed on
            your system, which are required to build this software.
            Please install the xfce4-dev-tools package first, it is available
            from http://www.xfce.org/.
utente@JJjjo:~/Desktop/mousepad-master$ autoreconf
autoreconf: 'configure.ac' or 'configure.in' is required
utente@JJjjo:~/Desktop/mousepad-master$ mv configure.ac.in configure.ac
utente@JJjjo:~/Desktop/mousepad-master$ autoreconf
configure.ac:39: error: required file './compile' not found
configure.ac:39:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'compile'
configure.ac:25: error: required file './config.guess' not found
configure.ac:25:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.guess'
configure.ac:25: error: required file './config.sub' not found
configure.ac:25:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'config.sub'
configure.ac:31: error: required file './install-sh' not found
configure.ac:31:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'install-sh'
configure.ac:57: error: required file './ltmain.sh' not found
configure.ac:31: error: required file './missing' not found
configure.ac:31:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'missing'
Makefile.am:14: warning: '%'-style pattern rules are a GNU make extension
Makefile.am: error: required file './INSTALL' not found
Makefile.am:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'INSTALL'
mousepad/Makefile.am:87: error: HAVE_DBUS does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
mousepad/Makefile.am:119: error: HAVE_DBUS does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
mousepad/Makefile.am:1: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
mousepad/Makefile.am: error: required file './depcomp' not found
mousepad/Makefile.am:   'automake --add-missing' can install 'depcomp'
autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
utente@JJjjo:~/Desktop/mousepad-master$
 
Old 08-06-2017, 05:16 AM   #15
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Please install the xfce4-dev-tools package first
doesn't this line give you a hint?

Edit: in my Debian8, I had to install these components:
Code:
apt-get install libxfce4ui-1-dev
apt-get install xfce4-dev-tools
apt-get install libgtksourceview-3.0-dev
apt-get install exo-utils

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