# New win32 build system

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- Started by Frank M. Kromann on 2003-12-03T00:18:17+00:00
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## #6027 — Frank M. Kromann — 2003-12-03T00:18:17+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/6027#6027

Hi Wez,

Cool. So far it also requires apache. ++diable+apache does not seam to
work!

- Frank

> I've committed the build infrastructure for the 
> "real programmers don't need an IDE" build system for win32.
> 
> Why?
> - It's frustrating to have to use VC6 to work on PHP if you
>   have a newer version that has incompatible project files.
> - It's annoying to mess around with libxml2 stuff until it
>   stabilizes :-) and a pain to have to remember to edit
>   the config.w32.h header each time, and a pain to have to
>   avoid accidentally committing those changes each time.
> - It's difficult to set up a fully working build environment
>   for PHP without installing everything.
> - It's difficult for people without VC6 to create a win32
>   project file for their extensions.
> 
> Requirements:
> You need windows script host (cscript.exe) and JScript installed.
> This should be a standard config on windows machines since win98
> (perhaps optional under win98).
> 
> You also need the Microsoft build tools (cl.exe, link.exe and
nmake.exe).
> These are freely available as part of the Platform SDK, but also
> come with VC++/Visual Studio.
> 
> Finally, you need the php_build dir that contains all the
> headers and libraries for the things that php is linked
> against; see [1] for details.
> 
> Usage:
> Check out PHP 5 and run buildconf.bat from the root of the php
> source.  This script is roughly equivalent to the unix buildconf
> in that it scans ext/* and sapi/* for config.w32 files describing
> optional build components and generates a configure script
> named configure.js
> 
> Now run "cscript configure.js --help" to get a list of configure
> options; enable and disable stuff as appropriate.
> 
> Then type nmake to build the things you configured.
> 
> You will find the various .exe and .dll files in the build dir
> that configure selects for you based on debug and zts settings;
> it will be one of the usual Debug_TS, Release_TS, Debug or Release
> dirs found under the source root.
> 
> You can also run the test suite by running "nmake test".
> [we have some issues under win32 with current CVS!]
> 
> TODO:
> - Write config.w32 files for more extensions and sapis.
>   They're quite easy (just a couple of javascript function calls)
>   and can be put together almost without thinking by copying the
>   guts of the config.m4 file from the same extension.
> - add those .rc files with version info the generated .dll's and .exe's
> - Test if it actually works under win98 (Steph?)
>   There are only two places that I suspect might have difficulty
>   under win98.
> 
> [1] 
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/install.windows.php#install.windows.build

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## #6028 — Wez Furlong — 2003-12-03T00:22:10+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/6027#6028 · In reply to: #6027

--disable-apache Works For Me (tm)
What goes wrong for you?

--Wez.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank M. Kromann" <frank@kromann.info>
To: "Wez Furlong" <wez@thebrainroom.com>
Cc: <internals@lists.php.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] New win32 build system


> Hi Wez,
> 
> Cool. So far it also requires apache. ++diable+apache does not seam to
> work!
> 
> - Frank