Author: coke Date: Wed Oct 26 20:42:17 2005 New Revision: 9585 Modified: trunk/README.win32 Log: Add some notes about compiling with the MS toolkit.
Modified: trunk/README.win32 ============================================================================== --- trunk/README.win32 (original) +++ trunk/README.win32 Wed Oct 26 20:42:17 2005 @@ -126,8 +126,18 @@ includes the full blown IDE, and Microso (but unsupported) package, containing only the basic compiler and linker stuff. -Only Microsoft Visual Studio is currently known to work. XXX Add -Microsoft Visual C++ Toolkit instructions here XXX +If you use the Toolkit, be sure to follow the directions for setting up +your build environment that come with the perl distributions. (README.win32 +in the latest perl distribution.) You may have to substitute "Microsoft +Platform SDK" wherever "Microsoft SDK" is listed, depending on the your +install. You can ignore the entries regarding "win32/config.vc", but be sure +to create the "link.bat" batch file. Copy the missing files mentioned, +run the Toolkit Command Prompt, set the appropriate env vars, and you +should be fine. (For env vars, you can update them under My Computer-> +properties so they are available whenever you open a shell.) + +Note: It is possible to use ActiveState Perl with the Toolkit: you don't +have to compile your own perl. =item MinGW32 with GCC
