# [PHP-CVS] cvs: php-src /win32 time.c

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/5967
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/5967
- Started by Frank M. Kromann on 2003-12-01T23:39:17+00:00
- Messages: 2
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## #5967 — Frank M. Kromann — 2003-12-01T23:39:17+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/5967#5967

Hi Steph,

I don't see any resons why the builddef.bat should'nt run on win98. It is
a very simple file. I do think that the @echo off statement should be
moved to the top of the file though. All output is redirected to the
phpts.def file, and this include the comments with the current
configuration.

It would also be possible to get rid of this file all together and just
code this in the dsp file.

- Frank

> > […]
> 
> Agreed, but sooner or later it will..  Andi, why (specifically) did
Zend
> drop win98 support?
> 
> The PHP5 build system doesn't work because batch files created for w2k
and
> friends don't work on dos.. that's the _only_ reason currently, it's
still
> possible to build on win98 so long as you run a bunch of stuff from the
> commandline first.

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## #5968 — Wez Furlong — 2003-12-01T23:44:48+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/5967#5968 · In reply to: #5967

I put it there in anticipation of adding symbols from libxml2 and iconv.
However, I have been working on a new build system for win32 that should
(hopefully) solve most problems provided that you have windows script host
installed.

It will also remove the dependency on Visual Studio (the IDE), so that
you only need the MS compiler tools (freely available with the win32
platform SDK).

--Wez.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank M. Kromann" <frank@kromann.info>
To: <steph.fox@virgin.net>
Cc: <internals@lists.php.net>; "Wez Furlong" <wez@thebrainroom.com>; "Andi
Gutmans" <andi@zend.com>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:39 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP-CVS] cvs: php-src /win32 time.c


> Hi Steph,
>
> I don't see any resons why the builddef.bat should'nt run on win98. It is
> a very simple file. I do think that the @echo off statement should be
> moved to the top of the file though. All output is redirected to the
> phpts.def file, and this include the comments with the current
> configuration.
>
> It would also be possible to get rid of this file all together and just
> code this in the dsp file.
>
> - Frank
>
> > […]
> Zend
> > […]
> and
> > […]
> still
> > […]