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[perl5.git] / README.win32

diff --git a/README.win32 b/README.win32
index 1ebd6db..8244222 100644 (file)
--- a/README.win32
+++ b/README.win32
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ following compilers on the Intel x86 architecture:
       Microsoft Visual C++    version 6.0 or later
       Intel C++ Compiler      (experimental)
       Gcc by mingw.org        gcc version 3.4.5 or later
+                              with runtime < 3.21
       Gcc by mingw-w64.org    gcc version 4.4.3 or later
 
 Note that the last two of these are actually competing projects both
@@ -312,15 +313,22 @@ The nmake that comes with the Platform SDK will suffice for building
 Perl.  Make sure you are building within one of the "Build Environment"
 shells available after you install the Platform SDK from the Start Menu.
 
-=item MinGW release 3 with gcc
+=item GCC
 
-Perl can be compiled with gcc from MinGW release 3 and later (using gcc 3.4.5
-and later).  It can be downloaded here:
+Perl can be compiled with gcc from MinGW (version 3.4.5 or later) or from
+MinGW64 (version 4.4.3 or later).  It can be downloaded here:
 
 L<http://www.mingw.org/>
+L<http://www.mingw-w64.org/>
 
 You also need dmake.  See L</"Make"> above on how to get it.
 
+Note that the MinGW build currently requires a MinGW runtime version earlier
+than 3.21 (check __MINGW32_MAJOR_VERSION and __MINGW32_MINOR_VERSION).
+
+Note also that the C++ mode build currently fails with MinGW 3.4.5 and 4.7.2
+or later, and with MinGW64 64-bit 6.3.0 or later.
+
 =item Intel C++ Compiler
 
 Experimental support for using Intel C++ Compiler has been added. Edit
@@ -394,7 +402,7 @@ 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,
-perl528.dll at the perl toplevel, and various other extension dll's
+perl529.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.
 
@@ -951,6 +959,6 @@ Win9x support was added in 5.6 (Benjamin Stuhl).
 
 Support for 64-bit Windows added in 5.8 (ActiveState Corp).
 
-Last updated: 16 June 2017
+Last updated: 23 May 2018
 
 =cut