Hello, I compiled httpd-2.2.6-win32-src-r2.zip with Visual C++ 2005 Express following the instructions given by http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/win_compiling.html. On IRC, niq suggested me to post comments/suggestions for improvement of http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/platform/win_compiling.html on the dev list.
Note that I am not very familiar with VC++. I propose to separate the "requirements" (disk space, Visual C++ minimal version, Platform SDK version, awk) from "compilation instructions" (running VCVARS32, setenv.bat, perl srclib\apr\build\cvtdsp.pl -2005, ...) For instance, it is not very clear (for me) if "c:\Program Files\Platform SDK\setenv.bat" must be run only one time (installation), or after each reboot (compilation instruction). I also suggest to seperate the instructions for command line compilation from the instructions for the GUI. Because in the current document, it is not always 100% clear if a sentence applies to command line compilation or GUI compilation. The "Warning about building Apache from the development tree" (or at least a link to the warning) could be placed somewhere near the top of the document. The paragraph starting with "Exported .mak files pose a greater hassle" is a bit difficult to understand. Minor details: I do not have "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\VCVARS32" but I have "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin\vcvars32.bat" I do not have "c:\Program Files\Platform SDK\setenv.bat" but I have "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\SetEnv.Cmd" (not sure it performs the same actions) The GUI did not convert .dsp files to ".msproj" files but to ".vcproj" files. -- Marc Mongenet Creator of the Web 2 Markup Language http://w2ml.com
