# 5.0.4 won't compile as per your instructions

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/15828
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/15828
- Started by Jeff Beidler on 2005-04-05T22:12:28+00:00
- Messages: 8
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## #15828 — Jeff Beidler — 2005-04-05T22:12:28+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15828

Hello, 

I have been trying to compile PHP 5.0.4 (downloaded fresh today) and have been following your instructions at http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.building.php to the letter.  I always end up with the same thing when trying to compile... 3 errors and a bunch of warnings.  I have attached the output from the compiler (Visual C++ 6.0) for reference.

One other thing of note (I don't know whether this relates to my problem or not) is that when opening the workspace, VC++ also wants the path to "php5activescript.dsp", which is nowhere to be found in the php-5.0.4 tree.

Would you please be so kind as to take a look at the errors I'm getting and steer me in the right direction?

Many thanks,

Jeff Beidler
jeffb@videx.com

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## #15831 — Uwe Schindler — 2005-04-05T22:38:46+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15831 · In reply to: #15828

PHP 5 has a new Unix-Like build system. The DSP files are not longer 
maintained. To compile you have to configure first and then compile at the 
command line. You need Windows Scripting (for JavaScript configure script) 
and a Microsoft Compiler to start the configure.js script and then nmake.

At 00:12 06.04.2005, Jeff Beidler wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I have been trying to compile PHP 5.0.4 (downloaded fresh today) and have 
>been following your instructions at 
>http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.building.php to the 
>letter.  I always end up with the same thing when trying to compile... 3 
>errors and a bunch of warnings.  I have attached the output from the 
>compiler (Visual C++ 6.0) for reference.
>
>One other thing of note (I don't know whether this relates to my problem 
>or not) is that when opening the workspace, VC++ also wants the path to 
>"php5activescript.dsp", which is nowhere to be found in the php-5.0.4 tree.
>
>Would you please be so kind as to take a look at the errors I'm getting 
>and steer me in the right direction?
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Jeff Beidler
>jeffb@videx.com
>
>--
>
>

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Uwe Schindler
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http://www.thetaphi.de - http://www.schindlers-software.de
eMails: uwe@thetaphi.de (private); info@schindlers-software.de (company)
Tel./Fax: +49 700 PCLATEIN (+49 700 72528346)

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## #15832 — David Kingma | jool.nl — 2005-04-05T22:49:14+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15832 · In reply to: #15828

Hi Jeff, 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Beidler [mailto:jeffb@videx.com] 
> Would you please be so kind as to take a look at the errors 
> I'm getting and steer me in the right direction?

The solution for error about SQLITE_NOTADB has passed the mailinglist
before:
http://www.mail-archive.com/internals@lists.php.net/msg13735.html

Regards,

David

PS. http://www.google.nl/search?q=SQLITE_NOTADB first hit.

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## #15837 — Steph — 2005-04-06T01:00:23+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15837 · In reply to: #15831

erm - when was the decision to no longer maintain the .dsp files made?

Did I go to sleep?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Uwe Schindler" <uwe@thetaphi.de>
To: "Jeff Beidler" <jeffb@videx.com>; <internals@lists.php.net>
Cc: "Jeff Beidler" <jeffb@videx.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] 5.0.4 won't compile as per your instructions


> PHP 5 has a new Unix-Like build system. The DSP files are not longer
> maintained. To compile you have to configure first and then compile at the
> command line. You need Windows Scripting (for JavaScript configure script)
> and a Microsoft Compiler to start the configure.js script and then nmake.
>
> At 00:12 06.04.2005, Jeff Beidler wrote:
>
> > […]
tree.
> > […]
>
> -----
> Uwe Schindler
> H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen
> http://www.thetaphi.de - http://www.schindlers-software.de
> eMails: uwe@thetaphi.de (private); info@schindlers-software.de (company)
> Tel./Fax: +49 700 PCLATEIN (+49 700 72528346)
>
> Schindlers Software - Home of Schindlers PC-LATEIN 3.10
> DIE Software zum Lateinlernen!

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## #15844 — Derick Rethans — 2005-04-06T07:10:46+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15844 · In reply to: #15837

> erm - when was the decision to no longer maintain the .dsp files made?

Nobody did, but why maintain something outdated? Feel free to fix them 
though...

Derick

-- 
Derick Rethans
http://derickrethans.nl | http://ez.no | http://xdebug.org

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## #15848 — Uwe Schindler — 2005-04-06T07:26:53+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15848 · In reply to: #15844

That was what I meant :). In the past I had more success when compiling PHP 
on windows when using the new build system, which is *better* maintained.

At 09:10 06.04.2005, you wrote:
>
>
> > […]
>
>Nobody did, but why maintain something outdated? Feel free to fix them
>though...
>
>Derick
>
>--
>Derick Rethans
>http://derickrethans.nl | http://ez.no | http://xdebug.org

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H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen
http://www.thetaphi.de - http://www.schindlers-software.de
eMails: uwe@thetaphi.de (private); info@schindlers-software.de (company)
Tel./Fax: +49 700 PCLATEIN (+49 700 72528346)

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DIE Software zum Lateinlernen!

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## #15849 — Steph — 2005-04-06T07:27:34+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15849 · In reply to: #15844

I seem to recall this discussion from days of yore.  And the word was,
'nope, don't let the things wallow in historical mire, for many do use
them'.

I'll add it to the TODO (which is starting to look almost possible again).


> 
>
> > […]
>
> Nobody did, but why maintain something outdated? Feel free to fix them
> though...
>
> Derick
>
> -- 
> Derick Rethans
> http://derickrethans.nl | http://ez.no | http://xdebug.org

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## #15850 — Pauli — 2005-04-06T07:39:23+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/15828#15850 · In reply to: #15844

Derick Rethans wrote:
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> 
> 
> > […]
> 
> 
> Nobody did, but why maintain something outdated? Feel free to fix them 
> though...
> 
> Derick
> 

I think it is better to give up with different build system for windows. 
It so much easier to maintain single build system with only little 
varianty for platforms. Most likely that single build sysmte doesn't 
require much platform depend changes after begin. Anyway 2nd build 
system will have problems to keep up with changes because only few 
people are going to update that. I think that official note that dps 
build system is to be removed from future versions of php could help 
windows development more than keeping it half updated around there.

At least mozilla has been successful with single build system for all 
platforms.

I agree that it makes problems for some windows developers because they 
need to go to command line which suxs in windows. I usually use cygwin 
as my command line replacement in windows because it offers so much more 
flexibility and features.
