If the build fails under that shell, try building again with the cmd
shell.
-The nmake Makefile also has known incompatibilites with the
+The nmake Makefile also has known incompatibilities with the
"command.com" shell that comes with Windows 9x. You will need to
use dmake and makefile.mk to build under Windows 9x.
in the README for the GCC bundle. You may need to set up a few environment
variables (usually run from a batch file).
+The version of gcc-2.95.2-msvcrt.exe released 7 November 1999 left out
+a fix for certain command line quotes, so be sure to download and install
+fixes/quote-fix-msvcrt.exe too.
+
You also need dmake. See L</"Make"> above on how to get it.
=back
Type "dmake test" (or "nmake test"). This will run most of the tests from
the testsuite (many tests will be skipped).
-No tests should typically fail when running Windows NT 4.0. Under Windows
-2000, test 22 in lib/open3.t is known to fail (cause still unknown). Many
-tests will fail under Windows 9x due to the inferior command shell.
+There should be no test failures when running under Windows NT 4.0 or
+Windows 2000. Many tests I<will> fail under Windows 9x due to the inferior
+command shell.
Some test failures may occur if you use a command shell other than the
native "cmd.exe", or if you are building from a path that contains