Godot Engine C++ GDnative scons with Scontruct does not compile when we use MinGW on Windows 10

kone9

As we see when executing the compilation of the following file it does not work.

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The Scontructor was downloaded from the official page with the official link.

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/plugins/gdnative/gdnative-cpp-example.html

I also want to refer to this post where something similar happened, but the solution was to add "use_mingw = yes"

https://godotforums.org/discussion/19955/gdnative-c-example-scons-error-with-mingw

I see this Scontruct file found inside godot-cpp brings a different configuration to compile when we use mingw on windows.

However, in the one we downloaded from the godot website, it does not have that condition

I think that's the problem, but I don't know how to fix it.

I leave part of the code of each file.

Code of the file that you download from the godot page.

elif env['platform'] == "windows":
    env['target_path'] += 'win64/'
    cpp_library += '.windows'
    # This makes sure to keep the session environment variables on windows,
    # that way you can run scons in a vs 2017 prompt and it will find all the required tools
    env.Append(ENV=os.environ)

    env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['WIN32', '_WIN32', '_WINDOWS', '_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS'])
    env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-W3', '-GR'])
    env.Append(CXXFLAGS='/std:c++17')
    if env['target'] in ('debug', 'd'):
        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['_DEBUG'])
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-EHsc', '-MDd', '-ZI'])
        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-DEBUG'])
    else:
        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['NDEBUG'])
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-O2', '-EHsc', '-MD'])

Code found inside godot-cpp

elif env['platform'] == 'windows':
    if host_platform == 'windows' and not env['use_mingw']:
        # MSVC
        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['/WX'])
        if env['target'] == 'debug':
            env.Append(CCFLAGS=['/Z7', '/Od', '/EHsc', '/D_DEBUG', '/MDd'])
        elif env['target'] == 'release':
            env.Append(CCFLAGS=['/O2', '/EHsc', '/DNDEBUG', '/MD'])

    elif host_platform == 'linux' or host_platform == 'freebsd' or host_platform == 'osx':
        # Cross-compilation using MinGW
        if env['bits'] == '64':
            env['CXX'] = 'x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++'
            env['AR'] = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar"
            env['RANLIB'] = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-ranlib"
            env['LINK'] = "x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++"
        elif env['bits'] == '32':
            env['CXX'] = 'i686-w64-mingw32-g++'
            env['AR'] = "i686-w64-mingw32-ar"
            env['RANLIB'] = "i686-w64-mingw32-ranlib"
            env['LINK'] = "i686-w64-mingw32-g++"
    
    elif host_platform == 'windows' and env['use_mingw']:
        # Don't Clone the environment. Because otherwise, SCons will pick up msvc stuff.
        env = Environment(ENV = os.environ, tools=["mingw"])
        opts.Update(env)
        #env = env.Clone(tools=['mingw'])

        env["SPAWN"] = mySpawn

To finish I want to clarify that in the godot-cpp / bin folder there is the libgodot-cpp.windows.debug.64.a file that I could compile using

scons platform=windows generate_bindings=yes -j4 use_mingw=yes

kone9

I already found the solution. As I said, the problem was that the configuration for the windows compiler was being executed. So I had to create a condition to know when MINGW is being used. MINGW.

These next codes are taken from the Scontruct file that is inside the Godot-cpp folder, since that file is correctly configured to work with MINGW on windows.

Then in the file add this, it has to do with checking if we are using MINGW.

Then add this which supposedly does the work of making the MINGW compiler work. It was the hardest thing for me to understand.

And the conditions.

Also add some import.

kone9

Compile, but still not working

Copy this into a SContruct file.

Don't forget to change the path to your project

#!python
import os, subprocess, platform, sys


# Gets the standard flags CC, CCX, etc.
env = DefaultEnvironment()


#------------Tengo que agregar estas variables de ayuda --------
opts = Variables([],ARGUMENTS)
opts.Add(BoolVariable(
    'use_mingw',
    'Use the MinGW compiler instead of MSVC - only effective on Windows',
    False
))

opts.Update(env)
Help(opts.GenerateHelpText(env))
#-----------------------------------------------

#------------Tiene que ver con el compilador MINGW-----------------------------------------------
if sys.version_info < (3,):
    def decode_utf8(x):
        return x
else:
    import codecs
    def decode_utf8(x):
        return codecs.utf_8_decode(x)[0]

# Workaround for MinGW. See:
# http://www.scons.org/wiki/LongCmdLinesOnWin32
if (os.name=="nt"):
    import subprocess

    def mySubProcess(cmdline,env):
        #print "SPAWNED : " + cmdline
        startupinfo = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
        startupinfo.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
        proc = subprocess.Popen(cmdline, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=subprocess.PIPE, startupinfo=startupinfo, shell = False, env = env)
        data, err = proc.communicate()
        rv = proc.wait()
        if rv:
            print("=====")
            print(err.decode("utf-8"))
            print("=====")
        return rv

    def mySpawn(sh, escape, cmd, args, env):

        newargs = ' '.join(args[1:])
        cmdline = cmd + " " + newargs

        rv=0
        if len(cmdline) > 32000 and cmd.endswith("ar") :
            cmdline = cmd + " " + args[1] + " " + args[2] + " "
            for i in range(3,len(args)) :
                rv = mySubProcess( cmdline + args[i], env )
                if rv :
                    break
        else:
            rv = mySubProcess( cmdline, env )

        return rv
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



# Define our options
opts.Add(EnumVariable('target', "Compilation target", 'debug', ['d', 'debug', 'r', 'release']))
opts.Add(EnumVariable('platform', "Compilation platform", '', ['', 'windows', 'x11', 'linux', 'osx']))
opts.Add(EnumVariable('p', "Compilation target, alias for 'platform'", '', ['', 'windows', 'x11', 'linux', 'osx']))
opts.Add(BoolVariable('use_llvm', "Use the LLVM / Clang compiler", 'no'))
opts.Add(PathVariable('target_path', 'The path where the lib is installed.', 'You_Folder_Proyect/You_SubFolder_proyect/'))#put this path correctly
opts.Add(PathVariable('target_name', 'The library name.', 'libgdexample', PathVariable.PathAccept))

# Local dependency paths, adapt them to your setup
godot_headers_path = "godot-cpp/godot-headers/"
cpp_bindings_path = "godot-cpp/"
cpp_library = "libgodot-cpp"

# only support 64 at this time..
bits = 64

# Updates the environment with the option variables.
opts.Update(env)

# Process some arguments
if env['use_llvm']:
    env['CC'] = 'clang'
    env['CXX'] = 'clang++'

if env['p'] != '':
    env['platform'] = env['p']

if env['platform'] == '':
    print("No valid target platform selected.")
    quit();

# For the reference:
# - CCFLAGS are compilation flags shared between C and C++
# - CFLAGS are for C-specific compilation flags
# - CXXFLAGS are for C++-specific compilation flags
# - CPPFLAGS are for pre-processor flags
# - CPPDEFINES are for pre-processor defines
# - LINKFLAGS are for linking flags

# Check our platform specifics
if env['platform'] == "osx":
    env['target_path'] += 'osx/'
    cpp_library += '.osx'
    env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-arch', 'x86_64'])
    env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++17'])
    env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-arch', 'x86_64'])
    if env['target'] in ('debug', 'd'):
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O2'])
    else:
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O3'])

elif env['platform'] in ('x11', 'linux'):
    env['target_path'] += 'x11/'
    cpp_library += '.linux'
    env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-fPIC'])
    env.Append(CXXFLAGS=['-std=c++17'])
    if env['target'] in ('debug', 'd'):
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g3', '-Og'])
    else:
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-g', '-O3'])

elif env['platform'] == "windows": #SI LA PLATAFORMA ES WINDOWS
    env['target_path'] += 'win64/'
    cpp_library += '.windows'
    
    #Ejecuto el COMPILADOR con MINGW
    if( env['use_mingw'] ): #si "use_mingw=yes"
        print("USANDO COMPILADOR MINGW")
        env.Append(ENV = os.environ, tools=["mingw"])
        opts.Update(env)
        env["SPAWN"] = mySpawn
    
    #Ejecuto el COMPIALADOR de WINDDWS
    if( not env['use_mingw']): #si "usemingw=false"
        print("USANDO COMPILADOR DE WINDOWS")
        # This makes sure to keep the session environment variables on windows,
        # that way you can run scons in a vs 2017 prompt and it will find all the required tools
        env.Append(ENV=os.environ)

        env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['WIN32', '_WIN32', '_WINDOWS', '_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS'])
        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-W3', '-GR'])
        env.Append(CXXFLAGS='/std:c++17')
        if env['target'] in ('debug', 'd'):
            env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['_DEBUG'])
            env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-EHsc', '-MDd', '-ZI'])
            env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-DEBUG'])
        else:
            env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['NDEBUG'])
            env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-O2', '-EHsc', '-MD'])



if env['target'] in ('debug', 'd'):
    cpp_library += '.debug'
else:
    cpp_library += '.release'

cpp_library += '.' + str(bits)

# make sure our binding library is properly includes
env.Append(CPPPATH=['.', godot_headers_path, cpp_bindings_path + 'include/', cpp_bindings_path + 'include/core/', cpp_bindings_path + 'include/gen/'])
env.Append(LIBPATH=[cpp_bindings_path + 'bin/'])
env.Append(LIBS=[cpp_library])

# tweak this if you want to use different folders, or more folders, to store your source code in.
env.Append(CPPPATH=['src/'])
sources = Glob('src/*.cpp')

library = env.SharedLibrary(target=env['target_path'] + env['target_name'] , source=sources)

Default(library)

# Generates help for the -h scons option.
Help(opts.GenerateHelpText(env))

kone9

I was really doing a lot of testing and I came to the conclusion for now that the best thing for windows is to use the "Visual C ++" compiler that "visual studio" has and integrate it into "Vscode". I leave a series of videos that I am doing in Spanish in case you want to see the procedure. https://youtube.com/watch?v=_rwvTlbo9lU&list=PLqsK8f12rhT8JXurR-gPYAYlaIvXkcB_H