Thanks x.
do you remember which version, 2003 ?

-Ulf


Am 17.10.2011 02:47, schrieb x:
I remember I built openjdk 6 successfully with express edition on my Windows XP some years ago. Not sure if it still apply to current release.

regards,
xj

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Ulf Zibis <ulf.zi...@gmx.de 
<mailto:ulf.zi...@gmx.de>> wrote:

    On 
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk6/jdk6/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html#windows I 
read:
    4. Install the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional
    <http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk6/jdk6/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html#msvc> 
or the Microsoft
    Platform SDK 
<http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk6/jdk6/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html#mssdk>.

    But on 
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk6/jdk6/raw-file/tip/README-builds.html#msvc I 
read:
    The 32-bit OpenJDK Windows build requires Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 
(VS2003)
    Professional Edition compiler.

    So do I really need to buy a VS 2003, or is there some "workaround" with 
the Platform SDK on
    Windows XP?

    -Ulf


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