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diff --git a/ACE-INSTALL.html b/ACE-INSTALL.html index 953c9fa1455..954c0792ed6 100644 --- a/ACE-INSTALL.html +++ b/ACE-INSTALL.html @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ an enhancement, then use our <table width="100%" border=1> <tr valign=top> <td><b>Fully supported, i.e., continually tested and used daily</b></td> - <td>Solaris 2.5, 2.6, and 7, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 (MSVC++ 5.0, and 6.0), + <td>Solaris 2.5, 2.6, and 7, Windows NT 4.0 (MSVC++ 5.0, and 6.0), Linux/Intel, Linux/Alpha, VxWorks, LynxOS, Digital UNIX 4.0 and 5.0, HP/UX 10.x and 11.x, AIX 4.x, IRIX 6.x, and UnixWare 7.1.0 </td> @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ an enhancement, then use our </tr> <tr valign=top> <td><b>Partially supported, i.e., infrequently tested</b></td> - <td> Windows NT and Windows 2000 (Borland C++ Builder 4.0 and IBM VisualAge C++), + <td> Windows NT (Borland C++ Builder 4.0 and IBM VisualAge C++), Windows CE, Tandem, SCO, SunOS 4.x, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux/PPC, QNX Neutrino 2.0 and QNX RTP. </td> @@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ try to help you fix the problems. <H3><A NAME="installnotes">Installation Notes for Supported Platforms</A></H3> <UL> - <LI><B>Win32 (Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows '9x/ME) </B><P> + <LI><B>Win32 (Windows NT/i386 and Windows '95) </B><P> All of ACE has been ported to the Win32 API (which includes - Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows '95/98/ME). The entire - release now compiles using the Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, and - 6.0 compilers. ACE can be built as both a static (LIB) and - dynamic (DLL) library, using the Win32 installation process + Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows '95/98). The entire + release now compiles using the Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, and + 6.0 compilers. ACE can be built as both a static (LIB) and + dynamic (DLL) library, using the Win32 installation process described below.<P> Please see the <A HREF="#Non-static Object Manager">Non-static @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ try to help you fix the problems. <li><b>Windows CE</b><p> - Take a look at (<a href="docs/CE-status.txt">CE-status.txt</a>) for + Take a look at (<a href="docs/CE-status.txt">CE-status.txt</a>) for up-to-date information about ACE on CE. <P> <LI><B> Sun OS 5.x/4.x (a.k.a. Solaris 2.x/1.x, Solaris 7) using Sun @@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ make: *** [libACE.so] Error 8 without any modifications on RedHat 5.1 and later, and on Debian 2.1 on both Intel and Alpha. Make <A HREF="#unix">symbolic links</A> to the - <code>include/makeinclude/platform_linux.GNU</code> - and <code>ace/config-linux.h</code> as your + <code>include/makeinclude/platform_linux_lxpthread.GNU</code> + and <code>ace/config-linux-lxpthreads.h</code> as your platform_macros.GNU and config.h files, respectively. The same files can be used on PowerPC, with LinuxPPC 1999 (R5), with glibc 2.1.1.<p> @@ -652,22 +652,22 @@ make: *** [libACE.so] Error 8 fail. As the porting effort progresses, we hope to eliminate these failures. If you know of fixes, please send them to us.<p> - + <li><strong>QNX RTP</strong><p> ACE has been ported to <a href="http://get.qnx.com/">QNX RTP - </a>. We compile for QNX RTP using the GCC compiler shipped with the + </a>. We compile for QNX RTP using the GCC compiler shipped with the distribution, using the <a href="ace/config-qnx-rtp.h">ace/config-qnx-neutrino.h</a> and <a href="include/makeinclude/platform_qnx_neutrino.GNU">include/makeinclude/platform_qnx_neutrino.GNU</a> - configuration files. + configuration files. Many of the ACE tests succeed, though some fail. As the porting effort progresses, we hope to eliminate these failures. If you know of fixes, please send them to us.<p> - + <strong><blink><font color="#ff0000">WARNING:</font></blink></strong> Under the current version of QNX RTP ACE fails if compiled with debug=1 (i.e. "-g" option in GCC). <p> @@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ existence. The earlier ones have the bug, while later ones have it fixed. The service pack downloadable from Microsoft's web site as of June 16, 1998 works fine. The CD containing SP3, if it has part number X03-50158 on the disc (the part number on the jacket is -probably different), also works fine. +probably different), also works fine. Note, however, that regardless of the version of SP3, there are some STL bugs in SP3 which you should get corrected. Please see <A @@ -1149,10 +1149,10 @@ HREF="http://www.dinkumware.com/vc_fixes.html">http://www.dinkumware.com/vc_fixe for details. Thank you to <A HREF="mailto:ben@jetpen.com">Ben Eng</A> for the pointer to the STL fixes.<P> -Right now there is a SP4 (and hopefully only one of them) which fixes a +Right now there is a SP4 (and hopefully only one of them) which fixes a deadlock problem in the STL. <P> -We no longer actively support MSVC 4.x or earlier. ACE might work with +We no longer actively support MSVC 4.x or earlier. ACE might work with these compilers but probably not without a bit of effort. <P> @@ -1171,9 +1171,9 @@ these compilers but probably not without a bit of effort. <P> <LI>Now load up the project file for ACE (ACE_ROOT\ace\ace.dsw). <BR> <BR> <LI>Each project will contain several different configurations. These - are a mixture of Debug/Release, MFC/Non-MFC, and Static/Dynamic + are a mixture of Debug/Release, MFC/Non-MFC, and Static/Dynamic library versions. - Make sure you are building the one you'll use (for example, the + Make sure you are building the one you'll use (for example, the debug tests need the debug version of ACE, and so on). All these different configurations are provided for your convenience. You can either adopt the scheme to build your applications with @@ -1185,7 +1185,7 @@ these compilers but probably not without a bit of effort. <P> you may experience problems finding ace.dll or aced.dll.<BR> <BR> <LI>If you are building for Windows NT then you can start building - without anymore changes. If you are building on Windows 9x/Me, + without anymore changes. If you are building on Windows 9x/Me, then you should add the line <BR> <BR> <CODE>#define ACE_HAS_WINNT4 0</CODE><BR> @@ -1208,19 +1208,19 @@ these compilers but probably not without a bit of effort. <P> <br> <code>#define ACE_HAS_MFC 1</code><br> <br> - By default, all of the ACE projects use the DLL versions of the + By default, all of the ACE projects use the DLL versions of the MSVC run-time libraries. You can still choose use the static (LIB) - versions of ACE libraries regardless of run-time libraries. The + versions of ACE libraries regardless of run-time libraries. The reason we chose to link only the dynamic run-time library is that - almost every NT box has these library installed and to save disk - space. If you prefer to link MFC as a static library into ACE, you + almost every NT box has these library installed and to save disk + space. If you prefer to link MFC as a static library into ACE, you can do this by defining <code>ACE_USES_STATIC_MFC</code> in your - <code>config.h</code> file. However, if you would like to link - everything (including the MSVC run-time libraries) statically, + <code>config.h</code> file. However, if you would like to link + everything (including the MSVC run-time libraries) statically, you'll need to modify the project files in ACE yourself.<p> - <li>Static version of ACE libraries are build with - <code>ACE_AS_STATIC_LIBS</code><br> defined. This macro should - also be used in application projects that link to static ACE + <li>Static version of ACE libraries are build with + <code>ACE_AS_STATIC_LIBS</code><br> defined. This macro should + also be used in application projects that link to static ACE libraries<BR> <BR> Optionally you can also add the line <BR> @@ -1236,8 +1236,8 @@ these compilers but probably not without a bit of effort. <P> We use the following rules to name the DLL and LIB files in ACE when using MSVC.<br> <br> - "Library/DLL name" + (Is static library ? "s" : - "") + (Is Debugging enable ? "d" : "") + "Library/DLL name" + (Is static library ? "s" : + "") + (Is Debugging enable ? "d" : "") + {".dll"|".lib"}<br> <br> @@ -1249,13 +1249,13 @@ these compilers but probably not without a bit of effort. <P> only use ACE.<br><br> </Ol> -<P>More information for ACE/TAO on MSVC can be found +<P>More information for ACE/TAO on MSVC can be found <A HREF="docs/msvc_notes.txt">here</A>. The doxygen version of this document is available under Related Topics in the ACE Library.</P> <B>ACE TESTS</B><P> -The tests are located in ACE_ROOT\tests. There is also a workspace in +The tests are located in ACE_ROOT\tests. There is also a workspace in that directory to build all the tests (tests.dsw)<P> Once you build all the tests (Batch Build works well for this), you @@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ card. This is one method:<P> <B>WIN32 ALPHA CONFIGURATIONS</B> -<P>The project files for Visual C++ no longer contain any configurations +<P>The project files for Visual C++ no longer contain any configurations targetted to Windows NT on the DEC Alpha. Below are the steps needed to recreate the Alpha configurations:</P> |