following compilers on the Intel x86 architecture:
Borland C++ version 5.02 or later
- Microsoft Visual C++ version 2.0 through 7.0 (and possibly later)
+ Microsoft Visual C++ version 2.0 or later
MinGW with gcc gcc version 2.95.2 or later
The last of these is a high quality freeware compiler. Use version
"Visual C++ Toolkit 2003" or "Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition" (and also as
part of the ".NET Framework SDK") and is the same compiler that ships with
"Visual C++ .NET 2003 Professional" or "Visual C++ 2005 Professional"
-respectively. Currently, Perl cannot be compiled with Visual C++ 2005 (aka
-Visual C++ 8.x).
+respectively.
This port can also be built on the Intel IA64 using:
=item Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
-B<NOTE: While these instructions are in theory correct, Perl currently cannot
-be compiled with Visual C++ 2005.>
-
This free version of Visual C++ 2005 Professional contains the same compiler
and linker that ship with the full version, but doesn't contain everything
necessary to build Perl.
Makefile if you're using VC++ 6.0 without the latest service pack and
the linker reports an internal error.
+If you are using VC++ 4.2 or earlier then you'll have to change the /EHsc
+option in the CXX_FLAG macro to the equivalent /GX option.
+
If you have either the source or a library that contains des_fcrypt(),
enable the appropriate option in the makefile. A ready-to-use version
of fcrypt.c, based on the version originally written by Eric Young at
Support for 64-bit Windows added in 5.8 (ActiveState Corp).
-Last updated: 30 September 2005
+Last updated: 25 May 2007
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