Anyone know how to compile Knotter for Windows?

mbasagli · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2012 **Posts:** 173

I think I've got what the export error was about.
Should be fixed on git.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:49 am **(#22)**

Thank you Mattia.
Ubuntu works (64bit)
For Windows now another error:

:-1: błąd:[release/knotter_resource_res.o] Error 1

knotter_resource.rc:8: digit exceeds base
windres: knotter_resource.rc:8: syntax error
mingw32-make.exe[1]: *** [release/knotter_resource_res.o] Error 1
mingw32-make.exe: *** [release] Error 2

mbasagli · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2012 **Posts:** 173

Can you give me the contents of knotter_resource.rc?

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 2:56 am **(#24)**

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# if defined(UNDER_CE)
#  include <winbase.h>
# else
#  include <winver.h>
# endif

VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
   FILEVERSION 0,5,8devel,0
   PRODUCTVERSION 0,5,8devel,0
   FILEFLAGSMASK 0x3fL
#ifdef _DEBUG
   FILEFLAGS VS_FF_DEBUG
#else
   FILEFLAGS 0x0L
#endif
   FILEOS VOS__WINDOWS32
   FILETYPE VFT_DLL
   FILESUBTYPE 0x0L
   BEGIN
      BLOCK "StringFileInfo"
      BEGIN
         BLOCK "040904B0"
         BEGIN
            VALUE "CompanyName", "\0"
            VALUE "FileDescription", "\0"
            VALUE "FileVersion", "0.5.8devel.0\0"
            VALUE "LegalCopyright", "\0"
            VALUE "OriginalFilename", "knotter.exe\0"
            VALUE "ProductName", "knotter\0"
         END
      END
      BLOCK "VarFileInfo"
      BEGIN
         VALUE "Translation", 0x409, 1200
      END
   END
/* End of Version info */

mbasagli · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2012 **Posts:** 173

Maybe the windows resource file doesn't like text on version number.
I don't know how to prevent qmake from generating this.
I'm going to release later today version 0.6.0 which should give no problem.

[edit]
I've edited knotter.pro so that on win32 targets will remove any text from the version number.
This problem should never occur again (I have no way to directly test it, so let me know if it does)

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:44 am **(#26)**

Many thanks.
Export works.
Just a little something:
Where to put the files Knotter Manual (empty)....

To further test can be downloaded (windows 32 bit)
http://maxshare.pl/download.php?dl=31c06836f1184b911f6aba373009fbb6
Edit: removed link - newer version is further

mbasagli · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2012 **Posts:** 173

The manual should be on user_guide/user_guide.html
Knotter should be able to locate it as long as the executable is in the same directory as user_guide/
There should be a warning on the standard output saying that user_guide/user_guide.html cannot be located if this isn't the case.

The quality of the manual is not so great yet...

MareroQ · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:49 am **(#28)**

Location is the same as entered (\user_guide\user_guide.htm).
Maybe it's one more (what?) library (dll) with QT?

mbasagli · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2012 **Posts:** 173

By default the manual window uses QtWebkit.
You can disable this and get an ugly Html renderer that doesn't require extra Qt components.

pogogogo · **Joined:** Apr 22, 2010 **Posts:** 126

Tested on Windows 7 64bit, requires the addition of a library libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll.
MareroQ I'm glad that you are not lazy.lol
Library attached below.
Thanks.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:50 pm **(#31)**

If anyone with the Windows version of Knotter is having a problem loading "user_guide.html" from the help menu here's a quick tip. With the QtWebkit Help browser open (Help-> Manual) drag "user_guide.html" into the window.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12845

I've not actually tried to read the user manual Odin; tend to fiddle with a program rather then read since I'm lazy. lol

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

well i just clicked on the htm file and the help opened in Firefox

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:49 pm **(#34)**

Where is the plugin file knotter for windows?

Odinbc · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 8:09 pm **(#35)**

Graechan wrote:

Where is the plugin file knotter for windows?

It's not a Gimp plugin it's a stand alone program if that's what your wondering.
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=4962&start=20#p63895

You may have to add, "libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll" to the Knotter root folder. You can copy "libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll" from Gimp 2\bin.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:13 pm **(#36)**

Thanks Odin I got confused, sometimes that's easy for me, sorry bout that, pity its not a plugin though.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12845

Odinbc wrote:

If anyone with the Windows version of Knotter is having a problem loading "user_guide.html" from the help menu here's a quick tip. With the QtWebkit Help browser open (Help-> Manual) drag "user_guide.html" into the window.

That works and when you close and want the help guide it will show while still in current session, but, if you close Knotter and re-open it, you have to do it again. Anyway, still having fun. Definitely appreciate your effort MareroQ; maybe mbasagli will host your compile with the extra DLL that Pogo shared on his Sourceforge site. Anyway, decided to continue to have some fun.

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16169

It will also work in Wine if you add the DLL file.

The text looks real funny though.Probably because it uses a non standard font during compile?

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12845

Not sure where I can post requires, but maybe a cool feature would be to stretch scale the knots instead of having to spread the knot manually. Again, I do hope MareroQ and you mbasagli can collaborate to host the Windows executable at Sourceforge for others as well as continued Windows support. Again, I want to thank you MareroQ for doing this for me. I'm no coder; just appreciate the tools that you coders create.

MareroQ · **Posted:** Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:12 pm **(#40)**

Question to the author Knotter.
Mattia - in git version You have added a new library.
What version of Windows - we recommend Boost QT?