How do i compile a glib application in windows withnout pkg-config?

Question

I am trying to compile a glib application in windows 10, but i keep getting this error:

In file included from C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glibconfig.h:9,
                 from C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glib/gtypes.h:32,
                 from C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glib/galloca.h:32,
                 from C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glib.h:30,
                 from main.c:3:
C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glib/gtypes.h: In function '_GLIB_CHECKED_ADD_U64':
C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glib/gmacros.h:818:31: error: static assertion failed: "Expression evaluates to false"
 #define G_STATIC_ASSERT(expr) _Static_assert (expr, "Expression evaluates to false")
                               ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop\C\glib-2.0/glib/gmacros.h:818:31: note: in definition of macro 'G_STATIC_ASSERT'
 #define G_STATIC_ASSERT(expr) _Static_assert (expr, "Expression evaluates to false")

while trying to compile it with this command:

gcc -I"C:\Users\Damča\Desktop\C\glib-2.0" main.c

I did some research and found out that it could be because i am not using pkg-config, but it doesn't work on windows, because it cant find the file glib-2.0.pc.

so, how can i compile it withnout pkg-config? or how do i make it work on windows?

Are you compiling targeting Windows (native compilation) or Linux (cross-compilation)? — fpiette, Jun 29 '21 at 17:07
OK, then are you using [GTK for Windows](https://www.gtk.org/docs/installations/windows)? — fpiette, Jun 29 '21 at 17:11
@fpiette i tried executing the command `gcc main.c \`pkg-config glib-2.0 --cflags --libs glib-2.0\`` using MSYS, and got an error saying thet the package glib-2.0 was not found. — Damca, Jun 29 '21 at 18:26
The GLib source code for Linux won't work for Windows. Use the [Windows version](https://www.gtk.org/docs/installations/windows) and try again. — fpiette, Jun 29 '21 at 18:45
It's possible that the difference between `C:\Users\DamŔa\Desktop` and `C:\Users\Damča\Desktop` will confuse some compilers. — Tim Randall, Jun 29 '21 at 19:02
@fpiette installing those packages and setting env. variable `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` to the .pc file solved my problem. Thank you very much for your help. — Damca, Jun 29 '21 at 19:54
@TimRandall it is possible but it didn't cause any problems yet, but changing it wouldn't be a bad idea. — Damca, Jun 29 '21 at 19:56
Try out this website [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1450445/installing-gtk-and-compiling-using-gcc-under-windows#:~:text=Whenever%20you%20want%20to%20compile%20something%20that%20uses,to%20compile%20from%20within%20a%20normal%20command%20prompt.) — ADBeveridge, Jun 29 '21 at 20:18

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 30 '21 at 06:22

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The GLib source code for Linux won't work for Windows. Use the Windows version and try again. Set the environment variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH to the .pc file

answered Jun 30 '21 at 06:22

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