Re: [eigen] Build Eigen 3 in Windows 7 using MingW.

[Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Many people are using Eigen with MinGW and it sure is supported.

Benoit

2011/8/20 JIA Pei <jp4work@xxxxxxxxx>:
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> Problem continues by using the newest hg clone version of eigen ....
> Errors now change to:
>   mingw32-make[3]: ***
> [unsupported/test/CMakeFiles/matrix-exponengtial_1.dir/matrix_exponential..cpp.obj]
> Error 1
>   mingw32-make[3]: Leaving directory '.../eigen/build'
>   mingw32-make[2]: ***
> [unsupported/test/CMakeFiles/matrix-exponengtial_1.dir/all] Error 2
>   mingw32-make[2]: Leaving directory '.../eigen/build'
>   mingw32-make[1]: *** [/CMakeFiles/check.dir/rule] Error 2
>   mingw32-make[1]: Leaving directory '.../eigen/build'
>   mingw-32mak: *** [check] Error 2
>
> Why eigen is so tough to be built under Windows?
> Rgds
> Pei
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Gael Guennebaud <gael.guennebaud@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> Can you try the latest 3.0 branch:
>>
>> $ hg clone https://bitbucket.org/eigen/eigen/ eigen3.0
>> $ cd eigen3.0
>> $ hg up 3.0
>>
>> it contains a compilation fix for mingw.
>>
>> A release is planed for next week.
>>
>> cheers,
>> Gael.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:00 AM, JIA Pei <jp4work@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi:
>> > I untick NEON and AltiVec tests now. Actually, I didn't select any test
>> > this
>> > time, problem continues when I do
>> > "gminw32-make check",
>> >
>> >> mingw32-make[3]: ***
>> >> [test/CMakeFiles/mapstaticmethods.dir/mapstaticmethods.cpp.obj] Error 1
>> >> mingw32-make[3]: *** Leaving directory
>> >> '......../eigen-eigen-3.0.1/build'
>> >> mingw32-make[2]: *** [test/CMakeFiles/mapstaticmethods.dir/all] Error 2
>> >> mingw32-make[2]: *** Leaving directory
>> >> '......../eigen-eigen-3.0.1/build'
>> >> mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/check.dir/rule] Error 2
>> >>
>> >> mingw32-make[1]: *** Leaving directory
>> >> '......../eigen-eigen-3.0.1/build'
>> >> mingw32-make: *** [check] Error 2
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I never succeeded in "mingw32-make check" till now....
>> > Best Regards
>> > Pei
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 5:03 AM, Benoit Jacob <jacob.benoit.1@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Everything that Christoph said, plus this:
>> >>
>> >> 2011/8/18 JIA Pei <jp4work@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> cc1plus.exe: error: unrecognized command line option "-maltivec"
>> >> >> cc1plus.exe: error: unrecognized command line option
>> >> >> "-mfloat-abi=softfp"
>> >> >> cc1plus.exe: error: unrecognized command line option "-mfpu=neon"
>> >>
>> >> These errors mean that it tried to use both NEON and AltiVec
>> >> instruction sets... which really doesn't make sense: no CPU supports
>> >> both, and neither apply to MinGW.
>> >>
>> >> Did you enable these options manually?
>> >>
>> >> Anyway, these error messages should go away if you turn them off (you
>> >> can use ccmake) or just start afresh in a new build-directory and
>> >> don't enable them, just run "cmake /path/to/eigen".
>> >>
>> >> Benoit
>> >>
>> >> >> ........eigen-eigen-3.0.1\test\basicstuff.cpp:1:0: error: unknown
>> >> >> ABI
>> >> >> (altivec) for -mabi= switch
>> >> >> ........eigen-eigen-3.0.1\test\basicstuff.cpp:1:0: error: bad value
>> >> >> (cortex-a8) for -mtune= switch
>> >> >> mingw32-make[3]: ***
>> >> >> [test/CMakeFiles/basicstuff_1.dir/basicstuff.cpp.obj]
>> >> >> Error 1
>> >> >> mingw32-make[3]: *** Leaving directory
>> >> >> '......../eigen-eigen-3.0.1/build'
>> >> >> mingw32-make[2]: *** [test/CMakeFiles/basicstuff_1.dir/all] Error 2
>> >> >> mingw32-make[2]: *** Leaving directory
>> >> >> '......../eigen-eigen-3.0.1/build'
>> >> >> mingw32-make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/check.dir/rule] Error 2
>> >> >
>> >> > How to make Eigen 3 successfully built using MinGW under Windows7?
>> >> > By the way, Are the above missing libraries musts for Eigen 3
>> >> > building???
>> >> >
>> >> > Best Regards
>> >> > Pei
>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> >
>> >> > Pei JIA
>> >> > Email: jp4work@xxxxxxxxx
>> >> > cell:    +1 604-362-5816
>> >> > Welcome to Vision Open
>> >> > http://www.visionopen.com
>> >> >
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>> >
>> > --
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>> > Pei JIA
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