Compile and build WxWidgets 2.8.7 to run ArcGIS Engine samples on Linux

Summary

Instructions provided describe how to compile and build WxWidgets 2.8.7.

Procedure

1. Find WX 2.8.7 at the Source Forge site.
2. Download WxWidgets to a local directory using wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.gz (or .bz2).
3. Unpack the source code:
   
   

   Code:
   tar -zxvf /<path to sourcecode>/wxWidgets-2.8.7.tar.gz

   
   
4. Change directory (cd) to the unpacked wxWidgets-2.8.7 source code.
5. Configure the source code with the following command:
   
   

   Code:
   ./configure --prefix=<installation location> --enable-unicode --with-gtk

   
   
6. Build wxWidgets using the command:
   
   

   Code:
   make all

   
   
7. Install wxWidgets using the command:
   
   

   Code:
   make install

   
   
   

   Note:
   Make sure that <installation location>/bin is in the PATH so that wx-config may be executed from the project's makefiles.