[patch@31649] vms.c realpath prototype mismatch

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / README.win32

diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32
index 4d7e2c9..39f8134 100644 (file)
--- a/README.win32
+++ b/README.win32
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ system).  Currently, this port is capable of using one of the
 following compilers on the Intel x86 architecture:
 
       Borland C++           version 5.02 or later
-      Microsoft Visual C++  version 2.0 through 7.0 (and possibly 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
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ Command Line Tools" and is the same compiler that ships with the full
 "Visual C++ Toolkit 2003" or "Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition" (and also as
 part of the ".NET Framework SDK") and is the same compiler that ships with
 "Visual C++ .NET 2003 Professional" or "Visual C++ 2005 Professional"
-respectively.  Currently, Perl cannot be compiled with Visual C++ 2005 (aka
-Visual C++ 8.x).
+respectively.
 
 This port can also be built on the Intel IA64 using:
 
@@ -138,9 +137,6 @@ make for building extensions using MakeMaker.
 
 =item Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
 
-B<NOTE: While these instructions are in theory correct, Perl currently cannot
-be compiled with Visual C++ 2005.>
-
 This free version of Visual C++ 2005 Professional contains the same compiler
 and linker that ship with the full version, but doesn't contain everything
 necessary to build Perl.
@@ -165,14 +161,21 @@ NT probably won't work.
 Install Visual C++ 2005 first, then the Platform SDK.  Setup your environment
 as follows (assuming default installation locations were chosen):
 
-       SET PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\VCPackages;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Bin
+       SET PlatformSDKDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK
+
+       SET PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\VCPackages;%PlatformSDKDir%\Bin
 
-       SET INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\INCLUDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\include
+       SET INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\INCLUDE;%PlatformSDKDir%\include
 
-       SET LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\LIB;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\lib
+       SET LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\LIB;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\lib;%PlatformSDKDir%\lib
 
        SET LIBPATH=C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
 
+(The PlatformSDKDir might need to be set differently depending on which version
+you are using. Earlier versions installed into "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK",
+while the latest versions install into version-specific locations such as
+"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2".)
+
 Perl should now build using the win32/Makefile.  You will need to edit that
 file to set
 
@@ -211,11 +214,18 @@ Install the Toolkit first, then the Platform SDK, then the .NET Framework SDK.
 Setup your environment as follows (assuming default installation locations
 were chosen):
 
-       SET PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\Bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v1.1\Bin
+       SET PlatformSDKDir=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK
 
-       SET INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+       SET PATH=%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\bin;%PlatformSDKDir%\Bin;C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v1.1\Bin
 
-       SET LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib
+       SET INCLUDE=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\include;%PlatformSDKDir%\include;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\include
+
+       SET LIB=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit 2003\lib;%PlatformSDKDir%\lib;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib
+
+(The PlatformSDKDir might need to be set differently depending on which version
+you are using. Earlier versions installed into "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK",
+while the latest versions install into version-specific locations such as
+"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2".)
 
 Several required files will still be missing:
 
@@ -229,7 +239,7 @@ following:
 
        C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322
 
-Copy it from there to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\Bin
+Copy it from there to %PlatformSDKDir%\Bin
 
 =item *
 
@@ -258,12 +268,12 @@ $Config{ar}.
 
 setargv.obj is required to build perlglob.exe (and perl.exe if the USE_SETARGV
 option is enabled).  The Platform SDK supplies this object file in source form
-in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\src\crt.  Copy setargv.c, cruntime.h and
+in %PlatformSDKDir%\src\crt.  Copy setargv.c, cruntime.h and
 internal.h from there to some temporary location and build setargv.obj using
 
        cl.exe /c /I. /D_CRTBLD setargv.c
 
-Then copy setargv.obj to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\lib
+Then copy setargv.obj to %PlatformSDKDir%\lib
 
 Alternatively, if you don't need perlglob.exe and don't need to enable the
 USE_SETARGV option then you can safely just remove all mention of $(GLOBEXE)
@@ -370,6 +380,9 @@ 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 are using VC++ 4.2 or earlier then you'll have to change the /EHsc
+option in the CXX_FLAG macro to the equivalent /GX option.
+
 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
 of fcrypt.c, based on the version originally written by Eric Young at
@@ -956,6 +969,6 @@ Win9x support was added in 5.6 (Benjamin Stuhl).
 
 Support for 64-bit Windows added in 5.8 (ActiveState Corp).
 
-Last updated: 30 September 2005
+Last updated: 25 May 2007
 
 =cut