Add a --chdir option to configpm, and use this in the Win32 Makfiles.

[perl5.git] / README.win32

diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32
index 39f8134..231252a 100644 (file)
--- a/README.win32
+++ b/README.win32
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ 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" 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"
+"Visual C++ Toolkit 2003" or "Visual C++ 2005/2008 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++ 2005/2008 Professional"
 respectively.
 
 This port can also be built on the Intel IA64 using:
@@ -135,6 +135,32 @@ and edit win32/config.vc to change "make=nmake" into "make=dmake".  The
 latter step is only essential if you want to use dmake as your default
 make for building extensions using MakeMaker.
 
+=item Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
+
+This free version of Visual C++ 2008 Professional contains the same compiler
+and linker that ship with the full version, and also contains everything
+necessary to build Perl, rather than requiring a separate download of the
+Platform SDK like previous versions did.
+
+This package can be downloaded by searching for "Visual Studio 2008 Express
+Edition" in the Download Center at
+http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en.  (Providing exact
+links to these packages has proven a pointless task because the links keep on
+changing so often.)
+
+Install Visual C++ 2008, then setup your environment using
+
+       C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat
+
+(assuming the default installation location was chosen).
+
+Perl should now build using the win32/Makefile.  You will need to edit that
+file to set
+
+       CCTYPE = MSVC90FREE
+
+first.
+
 =item Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition
 
 This free version of Visual C++ 2005 Professional contains the same compiler
@@ -403,7 +429,7 @@ Be sure to read the instructions near the top of the makefiles carefully.
 Type "dmake" (or "nmake" if you are using that make).
 
 This should build everything.  Specifically, it will create perl.exe,
-perl59.dll at the perl toplevel, and various other extension dll's
+perl511.dll at the perl toplevel, and various other extension dll's
 under the lib\auto directory.  If the build fails for any reason, make
 sure you have done the previous steps correctly.
 
@@ -969,6 +995,6 @@ Win9x support was added in 5.6 (Benjamin Stuhl).
 
 Support for 64-bit Windows added in 5.8 (ActiveState Corp).
 
-Last updated: 25 May 2007
+Last updated: 29 August 2007
 
 =cut