This is encouraging. Do you know if the free version of the MS compiler will work as well?
Sisyphus wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Veli-Pekka Tätilä" > . > . > >> How difficult would it be to compile my own Perl using VC6 and include the >> modules, too? I've only been installing Perl modules using PPM so far >> although do know C. >> >> > > With either VC6.0, VC7.x or MinGW/dmake, building perl 5.8.8 is *very* easy. > (It might also be just as easy with VC8 ... not sure.) Just follow the > instructions in 'README.win32' in the perl source tarball. > > With VC compilers it's pretty much just a matter of: > 1) unpack the perl5.8.8 source. > 2) cd to the 'win32' folder > 3) edit 'Makefile' so that 'INST_DRV' and 'INST_TOP' point to the location > where you want perl to be installed. > 4) run 'nmake' > 5) check that all is ok by running 'nmake test' > 6) run 'nmake install' > > That will give you an ActiveState-type build of perl. There are other > changes you can make to the Makefile if you like (eg to disable > multi-threading, or to build a debug version of perl) - the configurable > section of that file is largely self-documenting. > > However, there's not necessarily much to gain by building your own perl (as > opposed to installing AS perl) and there can even be some disadvantages - > such as no PPM (though you can install an old version of PPM from CPAN), and > none of the non-CORE modules that PPM uses. > > Cheers, > Rob > > _______________________________________________ > Perl-Win32-Users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > _______________________________________________ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
