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Doc Bug #32728 new build system for win32 not documented
Submitted: 2005-04-16 17:58 UTC Modified: 2005-11-30 21:33 UTC
Votes:2
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Same OS:1 (100.0%)
From: holliwell at gmx dot net Assigned: nlopess (profile)
Status: Closed Package: Documentation problem
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: windows
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2005-04-16 17:58 UTC] holliwell at gmx dot net 
Description:
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The "new" configure-like build system for win32 is not covered by the docs.
I think we need detailed documentation about how to build php from source on win32.
Important, as of php5 the supplied .dsp-Files for VC6 are not well maintainded.

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 [2005-09-25 12:30 UTC] nlopess@php.net 
I think everything is now documented.
Please read it (after the next manual build) and let me know of any errors/omissions.
 [2005-10-04 13:28 UTC] holliwell at gmx dot net 
Nuno, thanks for putting that together.
It would be helpful, to have a section about requirements which answers the question: "What tools/software/updates/ etc. do I need to build php5 with the new build system?"
I remember, Wez has posted requirements some time ago to internals.
A requirements section would be definitly helpful.
Friedhelm
 [2005-10-04 21:04 UTC] nlopess@php.net 
isn't http://php.net/install.windows.building#install.windows.building.requirement enough??
you only need a windows system :) and Visual Studio (6 or .Net), either a free (sdk, whatever) or a commercial version.
 [2005-10-04 21:27 UTC] betz@php.net 
No it's too vague, at least for me ;-)
<quote>
and Visual Studio (6 or .Net), either
a free (sdk, whatever) or a commercial version.
</quote>
So, what is whatever? What do I need to build *php5*? Commercial vc6, Vc7, or is there a possibility to build with a free one, and if so what tools/free sdk's are required?

Another quote from the online version:
"To compile and build PHP you need a Microsoft Development Environment. Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 is recommended, although .NET versions will also work."
Is vc6 sufficient to build php5 with the new build system?

Don't get me wrong, but I think this sort of questions should be clear from the requirements section. 
Answers for this questions are not covered by the current requirement section.
Thanks
Friedhelm
 [2005-10-12 01:00 UTC] phpdoc at lists dot php dot net 
No feedback was provided for this bug for over a week, so it is
being suspended automatically. If you are able to provide the
information that was originally requested, please do so and change
the status of the bug back to "Open".
 [2005-10-12 23:24 UTC] nlopess@php.net 
I still need to take a look into the free tools (I think they don't work for PHP 4)
 [2005-10-14 08:10 UTC] techtonik@php.net 
It is always good to provide several alternatives.
 [2005-11-30 21:33 UTC] nlopess@php.net 
Should be ok now.
 [2020-02-07 06:11 UTC] phpdocbot@php.net 
Automatic comment on behalf of nlopess
Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=doc/en.git;a=commit;h=cfaa89c1464d90f80c6895cd649335ff0a41efcb
Log: finally fix #32728
 
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