From: Steve Hay Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:32:24 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition is now out: update README.win32 X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=cb644b64ca9832a7b2f882b0bc45b9ec7fb05e48;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition is now out: update README.win32 p4raw-id: //depot/perl@33335 --- diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32 index 014665e..231252a 100644 --- a/README.win32 +++ b/README.win32 @@ -135,21 +135,18 @@ and edit win32/config.vc to change "make=nmake" into "make=dmake". The latter step is only essential if you want to use dmake as your default make for building extensions using MakeMaker. -=item Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition Beta 2 +=item Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition This free version of Visual C++ 2008 Professional contains the same compiler and linker that ship with the full version, and also contains everything necessary to build Perl, rather than requiring a separate download of the Platform SDK like previous versions did. -The Beta 2 package is currently available from - -http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/future/default.aspx -http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-gb/express/future/default.aspx - -The final release version will probably be found by searching in the Download -Center at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en in due -course. +This package can be downloaded by searching for "Visual Studio 2008 Express +Edition" in the Download Center at +http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en. (Providing exact +links to these packages has proven a pointless task because the links keep on +changing so often.) Install Visual C++ 2008, then setup your environment using