Changeset 11392 for trunk/gsdl/Install.txt

Timestamp:

2006-03-17T14:44:12+13:00 (18 years ago)

Author:

mdewsnip

Message:

Updated Install.txt to reflect the recent changes to compiling on Windows: now supports Visual C++ 2005, and the new GSDL_VC4 option supercedes the STLPORT option.

File:

• trunk/gsdl/Install.txt (modified) (3 diffs)

trunk/gsdl/Install.txt

@@ -25 +25 @@
 
 Greenstone has been successfully compiled using Microsoft Visual C++
-versions 4.2 and 6.0. We have also heard that Greenstone can be compiled
-with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, but have not confirmed that
-ourselves. If anyone succeeds in compiling Greenstone with another
-compiler (or another version of VC++) we'd appreciate hearing about
+versions 4.2, 6.0 and 2005. If anyone succeeds in compiling Greenstone with
+another compiler (or another version of VC++) we'd appreciate hearing about
 it at [email protected].
 
-The major difference between compiling with VC++ 4.2 compared with VC++ 6.0
+The major difference between compiling with VC++ 4.2 compared with VC++ 6.0/2005
 is that 4.2 must use the STLport standard template library (packaged with
-Greenstone) while VC++ 6.0 may use its own built in STL implementation.
+Greenstone) while VC++ 6.0/2005 may use its own built in STL implementation.
 
 Perform the following steps to compile and install Greenstone. Note that
 some parts of the process described are specific to one or other of the two
-compilation options mentioned above (STLport or non-STLport). These steps
-are marked as such.
+compilation options mentioned above. These steps are marked as such.
 
 1. Unzip the following zip archives (into the directories in which the
@@ -45 +42 @@
    * gsdl\packages\windows\gdbm\gdbm.zip
    * gsdl\packages\windows\crypt\crypt.zip
-   * gsdl\packages\windows\stlport\stlport.zip (STLport version only)
+   * gsdl\packages\windows\stlport\stlport.zip (VC++ 4.2 only)
 
 2. To use VC++ command line tools you may need to execute the
@@ -53 +50 @@
    lives).
 
-4. compile the web library (library.exe) with 
-   "nmake /f win32.mak USE_STLPORT=1" (STLport version) 
-   or 
-   "nmake /f win32.mak" (non-STLport version).
+4. compile the web library (library.exe) with
+   "nmake /f win32.mak GSDL_VC4=1" (VC++ 4.2)
+   or
+   "nmake /f win32.mak" (VC++ 6.0/2005)
 
 5. compile the local library (server.exe) with
-   "nmake /f win32.mak USE_STLPORT=1 LOCAL_LIBRARY=1" (STLport version)
+   "nmake /f win32.mak GSDL_VC4=1 LOCAL_LIBRARY=1" (VC++ 4.2)
    or
-   "nmake /f win32.mak LOCAL_LIBRARY=1" (non-STLport version)
+   "nmake /f win32.mak LOCAL_LIBRARY=1" (VC++ 6.0/2005)
 
 This will install library.exe to the gsdl\cgi-bin directory and server.exe