How to do cross-build from Linux to Windows using mingw32/64? Topic is solved

[slapin]

Hi, all!
Was there any success setting up mingw32/64 build?

[sercero]

I am able to compile OGRE using MinGW, but from whithin windows so that wouldn't be called a cross-build I think.

[slapin]

@paroj did you have fun with cross building using mingw?

[slapin]

I am able to compile OGRE using MinGW, but from whithin windows so that wouldn't be called a cross-build I think.

I guess that would make enough start for me if you provide your cmake
command line/script then I hope I can figure out the rest. Additionally what bothers me is availability
of windows dependencies.

[paroj]

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apt install g++-mingw-w64-x86-64

and this toolchain file:

[sercero]

I am able to compile OGRE using MinGW, but from whithin windows so that wouldn't be called a cross-build I think.

I guess that would make enough start for me if you provide your cmake
command line/script then I hope I can figure out the rest. Additionally what bothers me is availability
of windows dependencies.

I'm using Code::Blocks that comes along with a version of MinGW, so I'm not using CMake at the moment.

I haven't tried the latest version of C::B, but it seems that @paroj is making the effort of maintaining MinGW compatibility.

Most of the problems you might find are when trying to use the DirectX SDK and/or CG. If you avoid those libraries and stick to OpenGL you won't have problems with dependencies (the OGRE CMake build chain downloads and compiles the dependencies for you).

[slapin]

Thanks a lot for help!