Unable to build FreeFileSync 14.0 on Ubuntu 24.04+

[xtradeb]

Hi @Zenju!

I'm unable to build Freefilesync 14.0 on Ubuntu 24.04 (noble+) due to this error:

In file included from config.h:12:
../../wx+/darkmode.h:19:27: error: ‘Appearance’ in ‘class wxApp’ does not name a type
   19 | using ColorTheme = wxApp::Appearance; //why reinvent the wheel?
      |                           ^~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated due to -Wfatal-errors.


This is the full build log:

freefilesync14.0buildUbuntu20.04.txt

Can you help?

Btw, we noticed you changed the license. Can we still package it for the community: Debian, Ubuntu, ...?

Thank you!
Jhonny Oliveira
https://xtradeb.net

[Zenju]

See Bugs.txt. FreeFileSync build requires a patched wxWidgets, not only to get rid of a few nasty bugs, but also dark mode support.

[xtradeb]

Hi again!

I'm really sorry, but I'm not sure how the info in Bugs.txt helps me making it work with libwxgtk3.2-dev (3.2.4/5 - 24.04/10) present in Ubuntu distribution. The upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 is only shipping with 3.2.6.

I package FreeFileSync for the latest and last Ubuntu releases in launchpad.net. Not really sure how I can make it work within the distribution.

You did not answer my question about the license.

Cheers!

[bgstack15]

If you can stomach disabling dark mode, I finally got a patch set up: https://gitlab.com/bgstack15/stackrpms/-/blob/master/freefilesync/debian/patches/no-wx3.3.0.patch?ref_type=heads

[xtradeb]

It works!

I also noticed you have a few more patches, and put back the ffs_traditional_view.patch.
When I find some time, I will look into the other ones.

Many thanks!