wxWindows + Debian = C++ learning headaches!

[Sepero]

Ok, to begin with, this is Not the first place I came. I searched Google again and again, this forum, and I searched the wxWindows website as well.

The first problem was figuring out that I had to find "/usr/lib/wx/include/gtk-2.4/wx/setup.h" and copy it to "/usr/include/wx/setup.h". Now that I've done that, I can't seem to get any further. I've searched the wxWindows website to no avail.

Keep in mind, I'm a mid-grade Java programmer learning C++. My program wxTest.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include <wx/wx.h>

int main()
{
  return 0;
}

And where the errors start.

In file included from /usr/include/wx/wx.h:15,
                 from wxTest.cpp:2:
/usr/include/wx/defs.h:32:2: #error "No Target! You should use wx-config program for compilation flags!"
In file included from /usr/include/wx/intl.h:24,
                 from /usr/include/wx/wx.h:21,
                 from wxTest.cpp:2:
/usr/include/wx/fontenc.h:131:6: #error "Unsupported toolkit"
In file included from /usr/include/wx/gdicmn.h:29,
                 from /usr/include/wx/event.h:24,
                 from /usr/include/wx/wx.h:23,
                 from wxTest.cpp:2:
/usr/include/wx/font.h:82: error: parse error before `{' token
/usr/include/wx/font.h:104: error: non-member function `bool Ok()' cannot have 
   `const' method qualifier
...

If I need to give anymore information, please tell me! Step by step instructions would be greatly appreciated.


P.S.
I've attached the full error list if anyone cares to read it.

[Stuka]

Have you looked at the wxWindows documents for compilation? Many GUI toolkits give you good directions on compiling for a given environment (or, even better, offer tools like pkg-config).

[Sepero]

I did read the documents about compiling the library, but I didn't compile it. I downloaded and installed the v2.4 library with aptitude. I'm using the "testing" version of Debian.

[Stuka]

Originally posted by Sepero

In file included from /usr/include/wx/wx.h:15,
                 from wxTest.cpp:2:
/usr/include/wx/defs.h:32:2: #error "No Target! You should use wx-config program for compilation flags!"

I looked closer, and this line tells you your problem - the wx-config program will give you your compilation/linking flags. That's what I meant about docs regarding compilation - not compilation of the library, but of your code. The line will probably look like so:

g++ -Wall -o test_wx `wx-config --includes --libs` test_wx.cc

Mind you, I don't know what the wx-config syntax looks like, but you can probably run wx-config --help for more info on it.

[Sepero]

Thanks Stuka, that's the kind of info I needed. Since I'm coming from Java, I really know almost nothing about compilation/linking flags. I knew I had to do 'something' with this wx-config program, I just didn't know what the f*** that was.

I'll try out different ways of trying to get it to work like that, then I report back.

[Sepero]

After taking a needed break, I came back and tried your suggestion.
Thanks Stuka, with a little modification it worked.

I used:
g++ `wx-config --cflags` -o wxTest wxTest.cpp


I greatly appreciate your help! Again, BIG THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!