[Gambas-user] Release of Gambas 2.1

[Steven Drinnan]

Compiling error. 

I have just downloaded the latest source code and tried to compile it.
Here is the configure output. I get the following error at the end

configure: WARNING: *** foreign function interface is disabled
configure: error: libffi library and headers are required
configure: error: ./configure failed for main

Installed libffi and devel files to same result


uname -r output for info

Linux laptop.myhome 2.6.23.15-137.fc8 #1 SMP Sun Feb 10 17:48:34 EST
2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

I have successfully complied v2.0 no probs

Steven Drinnan

On Thu, 2008-02-21 at 09:37 +0100, Benoit Minisini wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> Gambas 2.1 has been released. This is the first gambas version that works 
> indifferently on 32 bits and 64 bits system. Finally!
> 
> Because of a design flaw, you have to recompile your project when going from 
> one architecture to the other, as soon as you use the Pointer datatype in 
> your code. Otherwise, Gambas executable aree fully compatible.
> 
> This flaw design is fixed in the Gambas 3 development version.
> 
> The IDE now fully supports the development of component projects, i.e. 
> components written in Gambas. It can make binary packages for these 
> components too, but Ubuntu and Debian distributions are not supported at the 
> moment.
> 
> There are a lot of bug fixes too, you can see them in the ChangeLog as usual.
> 
> To test a component project, just install it by checking the option in 
> the "make executable" dialog. The component will be installed in your home 
> directory, and the IDE will immediately display the controls defined by this 
> component in its toolbox.
> 
> Developing a component needs some documentation yet. I hope I will be able to 
> write it soon... Anyway, you can ask questions on the mailing-list as usual.
> 
> Regards,
> 
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