From: Daniel Carrera <dcarrera@...>
Date: 2003-02-13T06:21:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Windows support

On Thu, Feb 13, 2003 at 06:02:05AM +0900, Daniel Berger wrote:
[snip]
> > What is the best way to support Windows?
> 
> Buy  VC++ 6.0 or later.  Share .so files for folks who don't have (or can't
> afford) VC++.

Well.  I'm not going to go out and buy Windows and then buy VC++ just for 
this.  I have no interest in using Windows.  I just want to suppor it.


> > On a related note:
> >
> > 1) Does Microsoft's Visual C++ provide a 'make' program?
> 
> Yes, it's called nmake, and you can get it for free off the internet.  It
> also comes with VC++.

Thanks.  Does nmake come with a C compiler too?

> > 3) What other C compilers should I support?
> 
> You shouldn't need to worry about supporting specific compilers.  Your C code
> should compile irregardless of compiler,

That's not what I meant by my question.  I will defintelly write my code 
in ANSI C.  I am talking about getting my Ruby installer to call the right 
program.

So, in my installer I would test to see if either "make" or "nmake" is 
installed, and then I'd call the one available.  Is that about it?  Does 
nmake also come with a compiler?

Thanks for your help.

-- 
Daniel Carrera
Graduate Teaching Assistant.  Math Dept.
University of Maryland.  (301) 405-5137