Using WxWidgets with Eclipse for C++

Question

Hi, I installed wxWidgets and then followed the instructions to make it with MSYS. After it was done, I copied a sample from a site and put it on a project in eclipse. The code was:

#include <wx/string.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
  wxPuts(wxT("A wxWidgets console application"));
}

But when I compile I get this error:

**** Build of configuration Debug for project test2 ****

**** Internal Builder is used for build               ****

g++ -O0 -g3 -Wall -c -fmessage-length=0 -osrc\test2.o ..\src\test2.cpp
..\src\test2.cpp:9:23: wx/string.h: No such file or directory
..\src\test2.cpp: In function `int main(int, char**)':
..\src\test2.cpp:13: error: `wxT' was not declared in this scope
..\src\test2.cpp:13: error: `wxPuts' was not declared in this scope
..\src\test2.cpp:13: warning: unused variable 'wxT'
..\src\test2.cpp:13: warning: unused variable 'wxPuts'
Build error occurred, build is stopped
Time consumed: 78  ms.

What did I do wrong?

Answer 1

Seems like you didn't set the correct include directories to find the wx headers (There is no -I... on the compiler command line).

You could add include directories in the project settings of a CDT project under C++->Settings->GNU C++->Include directories (or similar I don't have Eclipse running at the moment so the names way vary).

EDIT:

You have changed the "GCC Assembler" include paths. Since you don't program assembler this part isn't used. You need to edit the include paths in the "GCC C++ Compiler" path!

Answer 2

Perhaps the guide here might help you, as you have already built this library I guess you only read for the section titled Verification that wxWidgets Libraries Are Working onwards.

Answer 3

Maybe this will help?