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Recommend using parallel make when building wxWidgets

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This should help at least some people spend less time waiting.
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Vadim Zeitlin 2023-12-11 18:38:22 +01:00
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docs/gtk/install.md
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@ -18,13 +18,28 @@ the following in wxWidgets directory:
$ cd buildgtk $ cd buildgtk
$ ../configure --with-gtk $ ../configure --with-gtk
$ make $ make
It is recommended to use `-jN` option with the last command, where `N` is a
number of the processors in your system (which can be checked using `nproc`
command if you are not sure), as this will dramatically speed up the build
on modern systems. So in practice you should use a command like this:
$ make -j16
You may also prefer to add `-s` option to avoid normal output from make and/or
redirect it you to a log file for further inspection.
If you want to install wxWidgets, please also run
$ sudo make install $ sudo make install
$ sudo ldconfig $ sudo ldconfig
(if you get "ldconfig: command not found", try using `/sbin/ldconfig`) (if you get "ldconfig: command not found", try using `/sbin/ldconfig`)
If you don't do the `make install` part, you can still use the libraries from but note that this part is optional and you can use the libraries from
the `buildgtk` directory, but they may not be available to other users. the `buildgtk` directory by running `.../buildgtk/wx-config` script using its
full path instead of just using `wx-config`.
Note that by default, GTK 3 is used. GTK 2 can be specified Note that by default, GTK 3 is used. GTK 2 can be specified
with `--with-gtk=2` configure option. with `--with-gtk=2` configure option.

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docs/osx/install.md
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@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Most OS X developers should start by downloading and installing Xcode
from the App Store. It is a free IDE from Apple that provides from the App Store. It is a free IDE from Apple that provides
all of the tools you need for working with wxWidgets. all of the tools you need for working with wxWidgets.
After Xcode is installed, download wxWidgets-{version}.tar.bz2 and then After Xcode is installed, download `wxWidgets-{version}.tar.bz2` and then
double-click on it to unpack it to create a wxWidgets directory. double-click on it to unpack it to create a wxWidgets directory.
Next use Terminal (under Applications, Utilities, Terminal) to access a command Next use Terminal (under Applications, Utilities, Terminal) to access a command
prompt. Use cd to change directories to your wxWidgets directory and execute prompt. Use `cd` to change directories to your wxWidgets directory and execute
the following sets of commands from the wxWidgets directory. the following sets of commands from the wxWidgets directory.
mkdir build-cocoa-debug mkdir build-cocoa-debug
@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ the following sets of commands from the wxWidgets directory.
../configure --enable-debug ../configure --enable-debug
make make
It is recommended to use `-jN` option with the last command, where `N` is a
number of the processors in your system (which can be checked using `sysctl -n
hw.ncpu` command if you are not sure), as this will dramatically speed up the
build on modern systems. So in practice you should use a command like this:
make -j16
You may also prefer to add `-s` option to avoid normal output from make and/or
redirect it you to a log file for further inspection.
Build the samples and demos Build the samples and demos
cd samples; make;cd .. cd samples; make;cd ..