Windows (32bit) build problems

[Michael Ennen]

I recommend using
https://github.com/javafxports/openjdk-jfx/blob/develop/tools/scripts/build.ps1
when trying to
build OpenJFX locally on Windows. I personally use it with the "-nocygwin"
argument so that it does not try and
auto-install cygwin.

On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 5:31 AM Robert Lichtenberger <
r.lichtenberger at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've started from scratch and one obvious problem in win.gradle is this
> line:
> >
> >         defineProperty("WINDOWS_VS_VSINSTALLDIR", properties, "c:/Program
> > Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2017/Professional");
>
> as it hardcodes the Professional version of VS.
>
> I've also found [1] which indicates that this kind of problem isn't
> uncommon or new :-).
>
> It also seems to me that the environment variable WINSDK_DIR has to be set
> (before launching any gradle task) on windows which should be added to the
> documentation.
>
> So after setting the environment varialbe and patching win.gradle to point
> to the Community Edition I've installed I now get a new error:
>
> > * What went wrong:
> > A problem occurred evaluating script.
> > > FAIL: cannot find RC: C:/Program Files/Microsoft
> > SDKs/Windows/v7.1/Bin/10.0.17134.0/x86/rc.exe
>
>
> I'll try and find out why that happens...
>
> [1]
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/openjfx-dev/2017-October/020861.html
>
> Am Do., 4. Juli 2019 um 17:29 Uhr schrieb Nir Lisker <nlisker at gmail.com>:
>
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> > My guess is that the build
> >> instructions refer to the current head version.
> >
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> > Gradle version was changed from 4.8 to 5.3 during the development of
> > OpenJFX 13 [1], so for 12 you will need 4.8.
> >
> > I don't have time right now to look at the WinSDK issue, but you can look
> > at the build instructions page at the time of OpenJFX 12 release [2].
> >
> > - Nir
> >
> > [1] https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8218172
> >
> > [2]
> >
> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/pages/viewpreviousversions.action?pageId=8257548
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 4, 2019 at 6:02 PM Robert Lichtenberger <
> > r.lichtenberger at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> I try to build JavaFX-12 mods for Windows-32.
> >>
> >> For that I cloned http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/12-dev/rt/
> >> (correct?)
> >> and read the build instructions at
> >>
> >>
> https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX#BuildingOpenJFX-Windows
> >> .
> >>
> >> First question:
> >> * The build instructions tell me that gradle 5.3 is used but the
> >> gradle-wrapper actually downloads 4.8. My guess is that the build
> >> instructions refer to the current head version.
> >> * A simple ./gradlew tasks gives the following error:
> >>
> >> > * What went wrong:
> >> > A problem occurred evaluating script.
> >> > > FAIL: WINSDK_DIR not defined
> >> >
> >> There's no such environment variable in the build instructions. By
> looking
> >> around in win.gradle I guessed that this should point to the "Microsoft
> >> DirectShow header files", but it is not really well documented.
> >> I could only make the build continue by patching win.gradle, setting an
> >> environment variable did not help.
> >>
> >> If I add WINDOWS_SDK_DIR="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft
> >> SDKs\\Windows\\v7.1"
> >> in win.gradle right above the checking code, I can execute gradlew
> tasks.
> >>
> >> However If I just start gradlew to really build JavaFX I get:
> >>
> >> FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
> >> >
> >> > * What went wrong:
> >> > Execution failed for task ':graphics:compileDecoraNativeShadersWin'.
> >> > > java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException:
> >> > org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: A problem occurred starting
> >> > process 'command '/VC/BIN/cl.exe''
> >> >
> >>
> >> Any help/hints welcome :-)
> >>
> >
>


-- 
Michael Ennen