gtk installation in windows xp

swift2008 · 09-09-2008, 08:21 AM

Hi all
how to install and run gtk and gtk applications in windows xp or vista.

can you please tell me the procedure and steps..
i googled a lot but no use.

any help it should appreciable

pixellany · 09-09-2008, 08:26 AM

I got lots of hits in Google ("Linux applications in Windows"):
http://www.google.com/search?q=linux...L_enUS177US235

jiml8 · 09-09-2008, 09:07 AM

Visit the gtk website and download Windows binaries.
Run installer.
Done.

swift2008 · 09-10-2008, 12:59 AM

hi all
thank you for reply

what are the list of packages to install in windows machine to run gtk application or gtk programs perfectly.
i am new to windows machine.
i need to develop a gui application in windows using gtk and c.

please help me

any help it should be appreciable

rubadub · 09-10-2008, 09:49 AM

I did this last night, a lot easier than I thought it would be.
I went to gtk page, dl'd the all in one package, extracted, read the read me, added the bin dir to the path, then ran a command listed in the read me, the output looked good. Started up codeblocks IDE, created a new default gtk project, compiled and ran sweet as. Then today i've ported a few of my apps just as easily... Then copied over to another machine, ran the release prog, no joy, so quickly copied the bin dir over, dropped my prog in and it ran like it had 64 legs, don't know what to call it, maybe a wobbly centipede?

swift2008 · 09-12-2008, 01:26 AM

hi all
these all for windows-32 machine.

yeah. i installed gtk bundle.
i wrote a gtk program in the desktop.
how can i compile the program.
gcc command not working.

and how to use glade tool in windows

any help it should be appreciable

rubadub · 09-12-2008, 05:11 AM

Have you installed gcc, e.g. mingw or cygwin ? ?

swift2008 · 09-15-2008, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rubadub

Have you installed gcc, e.g. mingw or cygwin ? ?

yeah i installed.
gcc is working fine.
but when i compiling the gtk code, getting some errors.

Quote:

#include <glib.h>
#include <gdk/gdk.h>
#include <gtk/gtk.h>

GtkWidget *colorseldlg = NULL;
GtkWidget *drawingarea = NULL;
GdkColor color;

/* Color changed handler */

static void color_changed_cb( GtkWidget *widget,
GtkColorSelection *colorsel )
{
GdkColor ncolor;

gtk_color_selection_get_current_color (colorsel, &ncolor);
gtk_widget_modify_bg (drawingarea, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &ncolor);
}

/* Drawingarea event handler */

static gboolean area_event( GtkWidget *widget,
GdkEvent *event,
gpointer client_data )
{
gint handled = FALSE;
gint response;
GtkColorSelection *colorsel;

/* Check if we've received a button pressed event */

if (event->type == GDK_BUTTON_PRESS)
{
handled = TRUE;

/* Create color selection dialog */
if (colorseldlg == NULL)
colorseldlg = gtk_color_selection_dialog_new ("Select background color");

/* Get the ColorSelection widget */
colorsel = GTK_COLOR_SELECTION (GTK_COLOR_SELECTION_DIALOG (colorseldlg)->colorsel);

gtk_color_selection_set_previous_color (colorsel, &color);
gtk_color_selection_set_current_color (colorsel, &color);
gtk_color_selection_set_has_palette (colorsel, TRUE);

/* Connect to the "color_changed" signal, set the client-data
* to the colorsel widget */
g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (colorsel), "color_changed",
G_CALLBACK (color_changed_cb), (gpointer) colorsel);

/* Show the dialog */
response = gtk_dialog_run (GTK_DIALOG (colorseldlg));

if (response == GTK_RESPONSE_OK)
gtk_color_selection_get_current_color (colorsel, &color);
else
gtk_widget_modify_bg (drawingarea, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &color);

gtk_widget_hide (colorseldlg);
}

return handled;
}

/* Close down and exit handler */

static gboolean destroy_window( GtkWidget *widget,
GdkEvent *event,
gpointer client_data )
{
gtk_main_quit ();
return TRUE;
}

/* Main */

gint main( gint argc,
gchar *argv[] )
{
GtkWidget *window;

/* Initialize the toolkit, remove gtk-related commandline stuff */

gtk_init (&argc, &argv);

/* Create toplevel window, set title and policies */

window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
gtk_window_set_title (GTK_WINDOW (window), "Color selection test");
gtk_window_set_policy (GTK_WINDOW (window), TRUE, TRUE, TRUE);

/* Attach to the "delete" and "destroy" events so we can exit */

g_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (window), "delete_event",
GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (destroy_window), (gpointer) window);

/* Create drawingarea, set size and catch button events */

drawingarea = gtk_drawing_area_new ();

color.red = 0;
color.blue = 65535;
color.green = 0;
gtk_widget_modify_bg (drawingarea, GTK_STATE_NORMAL, &color);

gtk_widget_set_size_request (GTK_WIDGET (drawingarea), 200, 200);

gtk_widget_set_events (drawingarea, GDK_BUTTON_PRESS_MASK);

g_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (drawingarea), "event",
GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (area_event), (gpointer) drawingarea);

/* Add drawingarea to window, then show them both */

gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), drawingarea);

gtk_widget_show (drawingarea);
gtk_widget_show (window);

/* Enter the gtk main loop (this never returns) */

gtk_main ();

/* Satisfy grumpy compilers */

return 0;
}

compile:

Code:

gcc color.c -o color `pkg-config gtk+-2.0 --cflags --libs`

pkg-config not found
glib.h not found
.....

what i have to do.
how to compile this program in windows machine.

and also i installed glade tool for developing some gui.
in that tool i cant find build button.
i find save button, if i click this the only "project.glade" is saving.
how to build the code for glade.

any help it should appreciable.

John VV · 09-15-2008, 12:38 AM

Quote:

pkg-config not found
glib.h not found

if MinGW then there a LOT of files that need to be edited for the correct path . Almost every script in
C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/bin
C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/lib/pkgconfig
and some in
C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/share
C:\\GnuWin32/MSys/bin
also add to the windows system path ( BEFORE C:\\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio -- if installed)C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/bin,C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/lib,C:\\GnuWin32/MSys/bin,C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/share
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the first thing i do with a new mingw install( after getting it configured) is to build " the gimp" if it builds ,installs and runs then Mingw is set up and ready to go .

swift2008 · 09-15-2008, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

if MinGW then there a LOT of files that need to be edited for the correct path . Almost every script in
C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/bin
C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/lib/pkgconfig
and some in
C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/share
C:\\GnuWin32/MSys/bin
also add to the windows system path ( BEFORE C:\\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio -- if installed)C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/bin,C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/lib,C:\\GnuWin32/MSys/bin,C:\\GnuWin32/MinGW/share
--------
the first thing i do with a new mingw install( after getting it configured) is to build " the gimp" if it builds ,installs and runs then Mingw is set up and ready to go .

it is not helpful.
i given the path too.
can anybudy give the appropriate solution for this.

rubadub · 09-15-2008, 08:24 AM

i'm not near a win machine at mo, but, oh that might be an example above... have you added the appropriate directories to the 'path' variable (my comp -> ? -> system variables -> path...?)

elprawn · 09-15-2008, 09:37 AM

I have Gimp installed on my copy of Win XP and I'm pretty sure that comes with GTK, does it not?

John VV · 09-15-2008, 11:51 AM

the reason i told you to add paths to The WINDOWS xp/vista SYSTEM path
is gcc is not finding "pkg-config" .Are automake,autoconf,and pkgconfig,... installed
also " glib.h " is not being found in " C:\\GnuWin32\MinGW\include "
is glibc installed
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also rename " pkg-config " to " pkgconfig " in your build command