@subsection windows-compilation Compilation for Windows
@warning Windows is not a target system for this application, considering that this program converts GDS files which are most likely generated under a Linux system. The tips shown in this section are a guidance for anyone trying to build this application for Windows.
@warning Note that the Windows compatibility may decrease in future releases and a simple compilation like with this version might not be possible anymore.
The current release of 'gds-render' does not compile under a windows system, due to incompatibilities in the external library renderer.
It is possible to comment out the code that causes the incompatibility. The external renderer will not be usable after this.
Steps:
- Go to file external-renderer.c
- Remove `#include` <dlfcn.h>
- comment out all code in #external_renderer_render_cell
The program should now compile.
@note In versions currently in development, the cairo renderer will be unusable under Windows due to Issue `#16`. So you might want to stick with this version.