freshly compiled inkscape.exe won't start on vista.

[Rene Nyffenegger]

I was able to compile inkscape on Windows Vista with MinGW, -- version = g++ (tdm-1) 4.7.1.

But I am unable to start inkscape.exe

When I try to launch inkscape.exe (by double clicking on the icon in an explorer window), the system "seems" to start the application, but then nothing happens, not even a segmentation fault or anything. Just nothing is shown at all.

When I open the task manager and THEN double click on inkscape.exe, I can see the inkscape.exe process for say one or two seconds, but then it disappears again. Still, without any error message.

I am quite puzzled as to what happens here.

[su_v (suv-lp)]

Based on the discussion(s) currently going on on the developer's mailing list, you have to use TDM-GCC 4.6.1 (GCC 4.7.1 seems not to be ABI-compatible with the current stack of libraries provided in the devlibs repository):
<http://inkscape.13.n6.nabble.com/Compiling-on-Windows-7-x64-tt4965465.html#a4965469>

[su_v (suv-lp)]

<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.graphics.inkscape.devel/39275> seems to have additional messages (AFAIU you need the SJLJ version from TDM).

[Rene Nyffenegger (rene-nyffenegger)]

Well, yes, that 4.6.1 version would probably work. But as there is no installer, and the instructions on how to install 4.6.1 are rather vague, and after I have tried as best as I could and now am left with "fatal error: time.h: No such file or directory" and "fatal error: math.h: No such file or directory" I give up.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

The sourceforge projet page has some old installers that should work: http://sourceforge.net/projects/tdm-gcc/files/TDM-GCC%20Installer/Previous/1.1006.0/

[Rene Nyffenegger (rene-nyffenegger)]

Unfortunately, even tdm-gcc-4.6.1.exe seems to install 4.7.1... That's really frustrating. Is there any other way to get hands on the 4.6.1 compiler

[Rene Nyffenegger (rene-nyffenegger)]

Please excuse my ignorance. The installer has a check box that, when checked, installs the newest version. I didn't see that check box and didn't un-tick it. Now, it seems to work.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

@Rene, could you please confirm Inkscape works as expected when compiled with 4.6.1?

[Rene Nyffenegger (rene-nyffenegger)]

Yes, I can confirm that.

[jazzynico (jazzynico)]

Closing "invalid". Thanks for reporting back!