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diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32 index e182101465..b7d0784762 100644 --- a/README.win32 +++ b/README.win32 @@ -125,15 +125,16 @@ build usually works in this circumstance, but some tests will fail. =item Microsoft Visual C++ -The nmake that comes with Visual C++ will suffice for building. Visual C -requires that certain things be set up in the console before Visual C will +The nmake that comes with Visual C++ will suffice for building. Visual C++ +requires that certain things be set up in the console before Visual C++ will sucessfully run. To make a console box be able to run the C compiler, you will -need to beforehand, run the C<vcvars32.bat> file to compile for x86-32 and for -x86-64 C<vcvarsall.bat x64> or C<vcvarsamd64.bat>. On a typical install of a -Microsoft C compiler product, these batch files will already be in your C<PATH> +need to beforehand, run C<vcvarsall.bat x86> to compile for x86-32 and for +x86-64 C<vcvarsall.bat amd64>. On a typical install of a Microsoft C++ +compiler product, these batch files will already be in your C<PATH> environment variable so you may just type them without an absolute path into your console. If you need to find the absolute path to the batch file, it is -usually found somewhere like C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin. +usually found somewhere like +C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC. With some newer Micrsoft C products (released after ~2004), the installer will put a shortcut in the start menu to launch a new console window with the console already set up for your target architecture (x86-32 or x86-64 or IA64). @@ -388,16 +389,9 @@ The default value for CCHOME in the makefiles for Visual C++ may not be correct for some versions. Make sure the default exists and is valid. -You may also need to comment out the C<DELAYLOAD = ...> line in the -Makefile if you're using VC++ 6.0 without the latest service pack and -the linker reports an internal error. - If you want build some core extensions statically into perl's dll, specify them in the STATIC_EXT macro. -NOTE: The USE_64_BIT_INT build option is not supported with the 32-bit -Visual C++ 6.0 compiler. - Be sure to read the instructions near the top of the makefiles carefully. =item * |