Amarok/Archives/Windows2.0DevelopmentHowTo

This section is about the build of the unstable Amarok 2.0 version on Windows. The stable version of Amarok (1.4.x series) will never build on a Windows platform !

This page has been created in order to bring together all usefull information about the way to build Amaork 2.0 on a Microsoft Windows platform. At the moment, it is a very preliminary guide, with very few information. Everyone interested in the port should edit this page and share its experience...

Developement environment

KDEWIN installer : kde-windows installer

What is it ? The KDEWIN Installer is aimed to be a installer tool to ease kde installation on windows.

What shoud I do with that ? TO BE DONE

Ruby : ruby-lang.org

What is it ? Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write.

What sould I do with that ? TO BE DONE

Perl : LINK HERE

Taglib

Taglib requires Zlib (LINK HERE) Taglib build process produces a taglib-config shell script. It is not usable on Windows... (MORE INFORMATION HERE)

Visual Studio 2005 express edition (free) LINK HERE

Building Amarok

Using Visual Studio 2005 express edition (free)

Using Nmake

Build process error

general information C source code portability
const char *__value -> __value is a keyword with visual studio !!! (in stdlib.h)
error C2259: 'TagLib::MP4::Tag' : cannot instantiate abstract class d:\Amarok2\src\metadata\m4a\mp4file.cpp 48