From: Curt Hibbs <curt@...>
Date: 2004-10-26T03:54:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Compiling Extensions on Windows

Shashank Date wrote:
>
> --- Curt Hibbs <curt@hibbs.com> wrote:
>
> > I seem to recall trying out this free msvc toolkit
> > about 6 to 9 months ago,
> > and after I installed it I couldn't find nmake
> > anywhere. The compiler would
> > be pretty useless without nmake, so someone please
> > tell me that I did
> > something wrong.
>
> You downloaded only the toolkit. You should also
> download the FrameWork SDK (free ;-)
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1/#section3

Thanks, I knew I must have missed something!

Even though I have the paid version of vc++ I would prefer to compile the
one-click installer with a version that is free to everyone. I'll give this
a try and update the read-me instructions for those who want to build the
installer themselves.

Curt