From 48266685651d449e267f39f152bc59ebca07e075 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bram Matthys Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:31:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] - Made doc/compiling_win32.txt a bit more ugly (mention that only vstudio 7.x actually works at this moment). --- Changes | 4 ++++ doc/compiling_win32.txt | 13 +++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Changes b/Changes index fea4660a1..6e01f9e13 100644 --- a/Changes +++ b/Changes @@ -1106,3 +1106,7 @@ Reported by aquanight (#0002233). - Made the windows installer better compress things (SolidCompression=true), suggested by Trocotronic (#0002877). +- Added support for URL redirections in curl (if version >=7.15.1), suggested by Trocotronic + (#0002879). +- Made doc/compiling_win32.txt a bit more ugly (mention that only vstudio 7.x actually works + at this moment). diff --git a/doc/compiling_win32.txt b/doc/compiling_win32.txt index ed6bc4805..d04e7e8a4 100644 --- a/doc/compiling_win32.txt +++ b/doc/compiling_win32.txt @@ -9,9 +9,17 @@ back to the initial PING at connect). First of all you need Microsoft Visual C++ (see below), compiling with cygwin is not supported (nor is there any good reason to do so). -VC++ 7.x (.NET) is highly recommended. -VC++ 6 might work but it's now fairly old, we no longer support it. +AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS DOCUMENT, ONLY VISUAL STUDIO 7.0 AND 7.1 ARE +KNOWN TO WORK FLAWLESSLY, ANY OTHER VERSION (6 or 8.x) ARE KNOWN TO CAUSE +TROUBLE: RANGING FROM COMPILE PROBLEMS TO CRASHES ON LINK/JOIN/ETC...! +VC++ 7.x (.NET) are known to work perfectly (7.0, 7.1). +VC++ 6 is known not to work +VC++ 8.x (.NET 2005) appears - at time of writing - also to be non-working +(causes crashes). + +** start of section that is currently not useful since newer compiler + versions cause crashes ** If you don't have the paid version of Microsoft Visual Studio 7.x, then you can use the FREE development kit and PSDK as explained below: 1. Download the MS Visual Studio Development kit at: @@ -22,6 +30,7 @@ use the FREE development kit and PSDK as explained below: .NET Command Prompt' below, but you - a person using the free version - will actually have to start the Platform SDK Prompt instead (check out the Start Menu). +** end of section ** == Simple compile (no SSL/ZIP/Remote includes) == 1. Start the Visual Studio .NET Command Prompt