Build lua-ev on Windows

[ahmpro]

Hello! Could someone explain me how to build lua-ev on windows?
I have tried to build libev manually but it failed. I have tried to find compliled library on the internet but it failed again.

luarocks config.lua

rocks_trees = {
    { name = [[user]],
         root    = home..[[/luarocks]],
    },
    { name = [[system]],
         root    = [[C:\Program Files (x86)\LuaRocks\systree]],
    },
}
variables = {
    MSVCRT = 'MSVCR80',
    LUALIB = [[lib\lua5.1.lib]],
    CFLAGS = '"-IC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\\VC\\include" "-IC:\\MinGW\\building\\libev-4.20"',
    CMAKE = '"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\CMake\\bin\\cmake.exe"'
}
verbose = true   -- set to 'true' to enable verbose output

luarocks install lua-ev (verbose=false)

C:\>luarocksw install lua-ev
executing: luarocks install lua-ev
Installing https://luarocks.org/lua-ev-v1.4-1.rockspec...
Using https://luarocks.org/lua-ev-v1.4-1.rockspec... switching to 'build' mode
Cloning into 'lua-ev'...
remote: Counting objects: 35, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (31/31), done.
remote: Total 35 (delta 5), reused 17 (delta 0), pack-reused 0 eceiving objects:  85% (30/35)
Receiving objects: 100% (35/35), 30.06 KiB, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (5/5), done.
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cl "-IC:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include" "-IC:\MinGW\building\libev-4.20" -c -Folua_ev.obj -IC:/Program Files (x86)/Lua/5.1/include/ lua_ev.c
Microsoft (R) C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 18.00.21005.1 for x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

lua_ev.c
C:\MinGW\building\libev-4.20\ev.h(931) : warning C4005: 'SIGABRT' : macro redefinition
        C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\signal.h(43) : see previous definition of 'SIGABRT'
C:\MinGW\building\libev-4.20\ev.h(996) : warning C4005: 'NSIG' : macro redefinition
        C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include\signal.h(32) : see previous definition of 'NSIG'
link -dll -def:ev.def -out:ev.dll C:/Program Files (x86)/Lua/5.1/lib\lua5.1.lib lua_ev.obj ev.lib
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 12.00.21005.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'ev.lib'

Error: Build error: Failed compiling module ev.dll
Press any key to continue . . .

[brimworks]

I don't think it will build on Windows. I would suggest using the excellent libev + luv binding to Lua:

https://github.com/luvit/luv

This lua-ev binding is just in maintenance mode, and I would advocate using luv instead (especially if you want support for Windows).

Cheers,
-Brian

[ahmpro]

Thanks! I built luv successful.
But i need websockets and don't find any modules which depends on luv.
Now i am trying to use lluv and lua-websockets-lluv.

[Zamiell]

@ahmpro,

I too want to work with websockets with Lua on Windows. Were you able to get lua-websockets-lluv up and running? I have been having some difficulties with compilng luv, the underlying event library. =(