following compilers on the Intel x86 architecture:
Borland C++ version 5.02 or later
- Microsoft Visual C++ version 4.2 or later
+ Microsoft Visual C++ version 2.0 or later
MinGW with gcc gcc version 2.95.2 or later
The last of these is a high quality freeware compiler. Use version
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Perl should now build using the win32/Makefile. You will need to edit that
-file to comment-out CCTYPE = MSVC60 (since that enables delay-loading of the
-Winsock DLL which the free toolkit does not support) and to set CCHOME,
-CCINCDIR and CCLIBDIR as per the environment setup above. You may also want to
-change both mentions of the compiler's "-Gf" switch to "-GF" since the former
-is deprecated in VC7 and will be removed from future versions.
+file to set
+
+ CCTYPE = MSVC70FREE
+
+and to set CCHOME, CCINCDIR and CCLIBDIR as per the environment setup above.
=item Microsoft Platform SDK 64-bit Compiler
may not be correct for some versions. Make sure the default exists
and is valid.
-You may also need to comment out a line C<DELAYLOAD = ...> in the
-makefile, in case you're using an older version of the Visual C++ compiler
-(e.g. 6.0 without service packs) and if the linker reports an internal
-error.
+You may also need to comment out the C<DELAYLOAD = ...> line in the
+Makefile if you're using VC++ 6.0 without the latest service pack and
+the linker reports an internal error.
If you have either the source or a library that contains des_fcrypt(),
enable the appropriate option in the makefile. A ready-to-use version
Support for 64-bit Windows added in 5.8 (ActiveState Corp).
-Last updated: 16 June 2005
+Last updated: 30 September 2005
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