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authorSteve Hay <SteveHay@planit.com>2005-06-16 11:10:01 +0000
committerSteve Hay <SteveHay@planit.com>2005-06-16 11:10:01 +0000
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Update README.win32
(Mention Borland compiler is also free; update libwin32 link) p4raw-id: //depot/perl@24868
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@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ following compilers on the Intel x86 architecture:
The last of these is a high quality freeware compiler. Use version
3.2.x or later for the best results with this compiler.
-The Microsoft Visual C++ compiler is also now being given away free in
-the "Visual C++ Toolkit 2003", and also as part of the ".NET Framework
-SDK". This is the same compiler that ships with "Visual Studio .NET 2003
-Professional".
+The Borland C++ and Microsoft Visual C++ compilers are also now being given
+away free. The Borland compiler is available as "Borland C++ Compiler Free
+Command Line Tools" and is the same compiler that ships with the full
+"Borland C++ Builder" product. The Microsoft compiler is available as
+"Visual C++ Toolkit 2003", and also as part of the ".NET Framework SDK", and
+is the same compiler that ships with "Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional".
This port can also be built on the Intel IA64 using:
@@ -672,13 +674,12 @@ To ensure smooth transitioning of existing code that uses the
ActiveState port, there is a bundle of Win32 extensions that contains
all of the ActiveState extensions and several other Win32 extensions from
CPAN in source form, along with many added bugfixes, and with MakeMaker
-support. This bundle is available at:
+support. The latest version of this bundle is available at:
- http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Win32/libwin32-0.191.zip
+ http://search.cpan.org/dist/libwin32/
See the README in that distribution for building and installation
-instructions. Look for later versions that may be available at the
-same location.
+instructions.
=item Notes on 64-bit Windows
@@ -911,6 +912,6 @@ Win9x support was added in 5.6 (Benjamin Stuhl).
Support for 64-bit Windows added in 5.8 (ActiveState Corp).
-Last updated: 7 June 2005
+Last updated: 16 June 2005
=cut