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Bug #46538 pecl fails to install with "msdev" error under windows xp
Submitted: 2008-11-10 20:47 UTC Modified: 2008-11-10 21:21 UTC
From: petpow at thegeeklord dot net Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version: 5.2.6 OS: WinXP
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2008-11-10 20:47 UTC] petpow at thegeeklord dot net 
Description:
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pecl fails to install software such as runkit under windows xp. i have tested this with several versions of php5 and they all give the same error ("ERROR: Did not understand the completion status returned from msdev.exe").

Reproduce code:
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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\TheGeekLord>pecl install runkit-beta
downloading runkit-0.9.tgz ...
Starting to download runkit-0.9.tgz (49,807 bytes)
.............done: 49,807 bytes
14 source files, building
running: msdev runkit.dsp /MAKE "runkit - Release"
ERROR: Did not understand the completion status returned from msdev.exe.

C:\Documents and Settings\TheGeekLord>

Expected result:
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pecl installs as requested

Actual result:
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pecl does not install as requested

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 [2008-11-10 21:01 UTC] pajoye@php.net 
pecl command does not support sources installation on windows, even if you have a VC compiler installed.

Also, it is not a PHP bug, please add a feature request in the pear installer bugs tracker system.
 [2008-11-10 21:21 UTC] petpow at thegeeklord dot net 
Why does it look for a windows compiler if its not supported? seriously
 
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