Re: [pgadmin-support] I fixed a couple compile errors, but not all,

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Shea Martin wrote:
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> Andreas Pflug wrote:
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>> Shea Martin wrote:
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>>> But now I have run into a problem I am not sure how to fix.  It looks 
>>> like an autoboxing problem, but I could be wrong.  I didn't have a 
>>> lot of time to look into it.
>>> The error is as follows:
>>> 
>>> make  all-recursive
>>> make[1]: Entering directory 
>>> `/home/z1/SUN_PACKAGES/tarballs/postgres/pgadmin3-1.2.0'
>>> Making all in src
>>> make[2]: Entering directory 
>>> `/home/z1/SUN_PACKAGES/tarballs/postgres/pgadmin3-1.2.0/src'
>>> if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I..  
>>> -DDATA_DIR=\"/usr/local/pgadmin3/share/pgadmin3/\" -Wall -g 
>>> -I../src/include -I../src/agent/include -I/usr/local/pgsql/include 
>>> -DSSL -I/usr/local/lib/wx/include/motif-ansi-release-2.5 
>>> -I/usr/local/include/wx-2.5 -D__WXMOTIF__ -I/usr/openwin/include 
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>> You're obviously compiling it for Motif, not GTK2; we never tried that 
>> and you'll probably face several font related resizing problems there.

Additionally, you need to build it unicode; we won't support ansi mode 
for pgadmin any more.

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>>> utils/sysSettings.cpp: In constructor `sysSettings::sysSettings(const 
>>> wxString&)':
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>> It exists for win32 and gtk2. Equivalent could be
>>     systemFont = new wxFont();
>>     systemFont->SetNativeFontInfo(fontName);
>> if you like to try it. I'd recommend GTK2, because with Motif you'll 
>> be on your own unless you want to claim responsibility of the Motif 
>> pgAdmin version.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Andreas
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> 
> systemFont is statically allocated, so the above would not work.

Late at night... ok, so use systemFont.SetNativeFontInfo(fontName)

> 
> I looked through the include dir of the gtk2 install, and didn't see 
> this constructor. 

Look closer.

> Why would wxWidgets define different public 
> constructors for gtk and motif.

Dont ask me...


> I think I have the motif version installed.  I don't mind giving a hand 
> to maintain it.  The code changes were minimal, and would work in the 
> GTK2 version as well.

The porting work will be to get wx running correctly, pgadmin will be 
the smaller part. Font and sizing handling needed more than a year's 
work to be fixed for win32 and gtk until we finally had a working 2.5.3.

> 
> Installing GTK2 is real PIA.  Luckily many OS's install it by default, 
> like most all Linux's, and Solaris 10.  Unfortunately, Solaris 8 and 9 
> are still pretty common. 

Don't blame gtk for not being preinstalled on Solaris 8 and 9, blame Sun.

IIRC, you're the first user to ask for Motif in the last two years of 
pgAdmin III development. I really wonder if it's worth the trouble. 
Installing gtk2 might take some time, but it's a good documented and 
safe way to get pgadmin running.

Regards,
Andreas