=head1 Building Perl for WinCE
+=head2 WARNING
+
+B<< Much of this document has become very out of date and needs updating,
+rewriting or deleting. The build process was overhauled during the 5.19
+development track and the current instructions as of that time are given
+in L</CURRENT BUILD INSTRUCTIONS>; the previous build instructions, which
+are largely superseded but may still contain some useful information, are
+left in L</OLD BUILD INSTRUCTIONS> but really need removing after anything
+of use has been extracted from them. >>
+
=head2 DESCRIPTION
This file gives the instructions for building Perl5.8 and above for
=item *
-C<miniperl> is built. This is a single executable (without DLL), intended
+F<miniperl> is built. This is a single executable (without DLL), intended
to run on Win32, and it will facilitate remaining build process; all binaries
built after it are foreign and should not run locally.
-C<miniperl> is built using C<./win32/Makefile>; this is part of normal
+F<miniperl> is built using F<./win32/Makefile>; this is part of normal
build process invoked as dependency from wince/Makefile.ce
=item *
-After C<miniperl> is built, C<configpm> is invoked to create right C<Config.pm>
+After F<miniperl> is built, F<configpm> is invoked to create right F<Config.pm>
in right place and its corresponding Cross.pm.
-Unlike Win32 build, miniperl will not have C<Config.pm> of host within reach;
-it rather will use C<Config.pm> from within cross-compilation directories.
+Unlike Win32 build, miniperl will not have F<Config.pm> of host within reach;
+it rather will use F<Config.pm> from within cross-compilation directories.
-File C<Cross.pm> is dead simple: for given cross-architecture places in @INC
-a path where perl modules are, and right C<Config.pm> in that place.
+File F<Cross.pm> is dead simple: for given cross-architecture places in @INC
+a path where perl modules are, and right F<Config.pm> in that place.
That said, C<miniperl -Ilib -MConfig -we 1> should report an error, because
-it can not find C<Config.pm>. If it does not give an error -- wrong C<Config.pm>
+it can not find F<Config.pm>. If it does not give an error -- wrong F<Config.pm>
is substituted, and resulting binaries will be a mess.
C<miniperl -MCross -MConfig -we 1> should run okay, and it will provide right
-C<Config.pm> for further compilations.
+F<Config.pm> for further compilations.
=item *
-During extensions build phase, a script C<./win32/buldext.pl> is invoked,
-which in turn steps in C<./ext> subdirectories and performs a build of
+During extensions build phase, a script F<./win32/buildext.pl> is invoked,
+which in turn steps in F<./ext> subdirectories and performs a build of
each extension in turn.
-All invokes of C<Makefile.PL> are provided with C<-MCross> so to enable cross-
+All invokes of F<Makefile.PL> are provided with C<-MCross> so to enable cross-
compile.
=back
-=head2 BUILD
+=head2 CURRENT BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
+
+(These instructions assume the host is 32-bit Windows. If you're on 64-bit
+Windows then change "C:\Program Files" to "C:\Program Files (x86)" throughout.)
+
+1. Install EVC4 from
+
+ http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/3/f/c3f8b58b-9753-4c2e-8b96-2dfe3476a2f7/eVC4.exe
+
+Use the key mentioned at
+
+ http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-eMbedded-Visual-C/3000-2212_4-10108490.html?tag=bc
+
+The installer is ancient and has a few bugs on the paths it uses. You
+will have to fix them later. Basically, some things go into "C:/Program
+Files/Windows CE Tools", others go into "C:/Windows CE Tools" regardless
+of the path you gave to the installer (the default will be "C:/Windows
+CE Tools"). Reboots will be required for the installer to proceed. Also
+.c and .h associations with Visual Studio might get overridden when
+installing EVC4. You have been warned.
+
+2. Download celib from GitHub (using "Download ZIP") at
+
+ https://github.com/bulk88/celib
+
+Extract it to a spaceless path but not into the perl build source.
+I call this directory "celib-palm-3.0" but in the GitHub
+snapshot it will be called "celib-master". Make a copy of the
+"wince-arm-pocket-wce300-release" folder and rename the copy to
+"wince-arm-pocket-wce400". This is a hack so we can build a CE 4.0
+binary by linking in CE 3.0 ARM asm; the linker doesn't care. Windows
+Mobile/WinCE are backwards compatible with machine code like Desktop Windows.
+
+3. Download console-1.3-src.tar.gz from
+
+ http://sourceforge.net/projects/perlce/files/PerlCE%20support%20files/console/
+
+Extract it to a spaceless path but not into the perl build source.
+Don't extract it into the same directory as celib. Make a copy of the
+"wince-arm-pocket-wce300" folder and rename the copy to
+"wince-arm-pocket-wce400". This is a hack so we can build a CE 4.0
+binary by linking in CE 3.0 ARM asm; the linker doesn't care. Windows
+Mobile/WinCE are backwards compatible with machine code like Desktop Windows.
+
+4. Open a command prompt, run your regular batch file to set the environment
+for desktop Visual C building, goto the perl source directory, cd into win32/,
+fill out Makefile, and do a "nmake all" to build a Desktop Perl.
+
+5. Open win32/Makefile.ce in a text editor and do something similar to the
+following patch.
+
+ -CELIBDLLDIR = h:\src\wince\celib-palm-3.0
+ -CECONSOLEDIR = h:\src\wince\w32console
+ +CELIBDLLDIR = C:\sources\celib-palm-3.0
+ +CECONSOLEDIR = C:\sources\w32console
+
+Also change
+
+ !if "$(MACHINE)" == ""
+ MACHINE=wince-arm-hpc-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-arm-hpc-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-hpc-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-hpc-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-hpc-wce200
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-hpc-wce200
+ #MACHINE=wince-arm-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-x86em-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-palm-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-palm-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-x86em-palm-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-x86-hpc-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-arm-pocket-wce400
+ !endif
+
+to
+
+ !if "$(MACHINE)" == ""
+ #MACHINE=wince-arm-hpc-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-arm-hpc-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-hpc-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-hpc-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-hpc-wce200
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-hpc-wce200
+ #MACHINE=wince-arm-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-x86em-pocket-wce300
+ #MACHINE=wince-mips-palm-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-sh3-palm-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-x86em-palm-wce211
+ #MACHINE=wince-x86-hpc-wce300
+ MACHINE=wince-arm-pocket-wce400
+ !endif
+
+so wince-arm-pocket-wce400 is the MACHINE type.
+
+6. Use a text editor to open "C:\Program Files\Microsoft eMbedded C++
+4.0\EVC\WCE400\BIN\WCEARMV4.BAT". Look for
+
+ if "%SDKROOT%"=="" set SDKROOT=...
+
+On a new install it is "C:\Windows CE Tools". Goto
+"C:\Windows CE Tools" in a file manager and see if "C:\Windows CE
+Tools\wce400\STANDARDSDK\Include\Armv4" exists on your disk. If not
+the SDKROOT need to be changed to "C:\Program Files\Windows CE Tools".
+
+Goto celib-palm-3.0\inc\cewin32.h, search for
+
+ typedef struct _ABC {
+
+and uncomment the struct.
+
+7. Open another command prompt, ensure PLATFORM is not set to anything
+already unless you know what you're doing (so that the correct default
+value is set by the next command), and run "C:\Program Files\Microsoft
+eMbedded C++ 4.0\EVC\WCE400\BIN\WCEARMV4.BAT"
+
+8. In the WinCE command prompt you made with WCEARMV4.BAT, goto the perl
+source directory, cd into win32/ and run "nmake -f Makefile.ce".
+
+9. The ARM perl interpreter (perl519.dll and perl.exe) will be in something
+like "C:\perl519\src\win32\wince-arm-pocket-wce400", with the XS DLLs in
+"C:\perl519\src\xlib\wince-arm-hpc-wce400\auto".
+
+To prove success on the host machine, run
+"dumpbin /headers wince-arm-pocket-wce400\perl.exe" from the win32/ folder
+and look for "machine (ARM)" in the FILE HEADER VALUES and
+"subsystem (Windows CE GUI)" in the OPTIONAL HEADER VALUES.
+
+=head2 OLD BUILD INSTRUCTIONS
This section describes the steps to be performed to build PerlCE.
You may find additional information about building perl for WinCE
=back
Needed source files can be downloaded at
-L<http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/wince/dirlist.html>
+L<http://perlce.sourceforge.net>
=head3 Make
-Normally you only need to edit C<./win32/ce-helpers/compile.bat>
+Normally you only need to edit F<./win32/ce-helpers/compile.bat>
to reflect your system and run it.
-File C<./win32/ce-helpers/compile.bat> is actually a wrapper to call
+File F<./win32/ce-helpers/compile.bat> is actually a wrapper to call
C<nmake -f makefile.ce> with appropriate parameters and it accepts extra
parameters and forwards them to C<nmake> command as additional
arguments. You should pass target this way.
=over 4
-=item * go to C<./win32> subdirectory
+=item * go to F<./win32> subdirectory
-=item * edit file C<./win32/ce-helpers/compile.bat>
+=item * edit file F<./win32/ce-helpers/compile.bat>
=item * run
compile.bat
=back
-C<Makefile.ce> has C<CROSS_NAME> macro, and it is used further to refer to
+F<Makefile.ce> has C<CROSS_NAME> macro, and it is used further to refer to
your cross-compilation scheme. You could assign a name to it, but this
is not necessary, because by default it is assigned after your machine
configuration name, such as "wince-sh3-hpc-wce211", and this is enough
handy for several different builds on same platform to perform, say,
threaded build. In a following example we assume that all required
environment variables are set properly for C cross-compiler (a special
-*.bat file could fit perfectly to this purpose) and your C<compile.bat>
+*.bat file could fit perfectly to this purpose) and your F<compile.bat>
has proper "MACHINE" parameter set, to, say, C<wince-mips-pocket-wce300>.
compile.bat
compile.bat dist
- compile.bat CROSS_NAME=mips-wce300-thr "USE_ITHREADS=define" "USE_IMP_SYS=define" "USE_MULTI=define"
- compile.bat CROSS_NAME=mips-wce300-thr "USE_ITHREADS=define" "USE_IMP_SYS=define" "USE_MULTI=define" dist
+ compile.bat CROSS_NAME=mips-wce300-thr "USE_ITHREADS=define" ^
+ "USE_IMP_SYS=define" "USE_MULTI=define"
+ compile.bat CROSS_NAME=mips-wce300-thr "USE_ITHREADS=define" ^
+ "USE_IMP_SYS=define" "USE_MULTI=define" dist
If all goes okay and no errors during a build, you'll get two independent
distributions: C<wince-mips-pocket-wce300> and C<mips-wce300-thr>.
same as C<dist> but additionally compresses distribution files into zip
archive.
-NOTE: during a build there could be created a number (or one) of C<Config.pm>
-for cross-compilation ("foreign" C<Config.pm>) and those are hidden inside
-C<../xlib/$(CROSS_NAME)> with other auxilary files, but, and this is important to
-note, there should be B<no> C<Config.pm> for host miniperl.
+NOTE: during a build there could be created a number (or one) of F<Config.pm>
+for cross-compilation ("foreign" F<Config.pm>) and those are hidden inside
+F<../xlib/$(CROSS_NAME)> with other auxiliary files, but, and this is important to
+note, there should be B<no> F<Config.pm> for host miniperl.
If you'll get an error that perl could not find Config.pm somewhere in building
process this means something went wrong. Most probably you forgot to
specify a cross-compilation when invoking miniperl.exe to Makefile.PL
PerlCE is currently linked with a simple console window, so it also
works on non-hpc devices.
-The simple stdio implementation creates the files C<stdin.txt>,
-C<stdout.txt> and C<stderr.txt>, so you might examine them if your
-console has only a liminted number of cols.
+The simple stdio implementation creates the files F<stdin.txt>,
+F<stdout.txt> and F<stderr.txt>, so you might examine them if your
+console has only a limited number of cols.
When exitcode is non-zero, a message box appears, otherwise the
console closes, so you might have to catch an exit with
status 0 in your program to see any output.
-stdout/stderr now go into the files C</perl-stdout.txt> and
-C</perl-stderr.txt.>
+stdout/stderr now go into the files F</perl-stdout.txt> and
+F</perl-stderr.txt.>
PerlIDE is handy to deal with perlce.
=item UNIXROOTPATH
-- Root for accessing some special files, i.e. C</dev/null>, C</etc/services>.
+- Root for accessing some special files, i.e. F</dev/null>, F</etc/services>.
=item ROWS/COLS
=head2 REGISTRY
To start perl by clicking on a perl source file, you have
-to make the according entries in HKCR (see C<ce-helpers/wince-reg.bat>).
+to make the according entries in HKCR (see F<ce-helpers/wince-reg.bat>).
cereg.exe (which must be executed on a desktop pc with
ActiveSync) is reported not to work on some devices.
You have to create the registry entries by hand using a
=item 5.6.0
Initial port of perl to WinCE. It was performed in separate directory
-named C<wince>. This port was based on contents of C<./win32> directory.
-C<miniperl> was not built, user must have HOST perl and properly edit
-C<makefile.ce> to reflect this.
+named F<wince>. This port was based on contents of F<./win32> directory.
+F<miniperl> was not built, user must have HOST perl and properly edit
+F<makefile.ce> to reflect this.
=item 5.8.0
-wince port was kept in the same C<./wince> directory, and C<wince/Makefile.ce>
+wince port was kept in the same F<./wince> directory, and F<wince/Makefile.ce>
was used to invoke native compiler to create HOST miniperl, which then
facilitates cross-compiling process.
Extension building support was added.
=item 5.9.4
-Two directories C<./win32> and C<./wince> were merged, so perlce build
-process comes in C<./win32> directory.
+Two directories F<./win32> and F<./wince> were merged, so perlce build
+process comes in F<./win32> directory.
=back
made further support of WinCE port.
+=item Daniel Dragan
+
+updated the build process during the 5.19 development track.
+
=back
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