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| author | Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> | 2010-10-29 22:31:45 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerald Combs <gerald@wireshark.org> | 2010-10-29 22:31:45 +0000 |
| commit | c469f5cd6eb4971d257bbdfba298bc71a58e222a (patch) | |
| tree | 76c770279ecd7f419481e3442d4fa2473e94adb2 /docbook/wsdg_src | |
| parent | 28402479cc7926165a07168a472d61836d3d240e (diff) | |
You can build portable packages with Express Edition compilers. You just
have to install the CRT package on the target machine.
svn path=/trunk/; revision=34700
Diffstat (limited to 'docbook/wsdg_src')
| -rw-r--r-- | docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml | 29 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml index 841537245f..4bf426cbfa 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_tools.xml @@ -245,15 +245,22 @@ PARTICULAR PURPOSE.]]> </orderedlist> <section> <title>Toolchain Package Alternatives</title> - <para>The official Wireshark 1.0.x releases are compiled using Microsoft - Visual C++ 6.0. The subsequent releases are compiled using - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1. Using the release compilers is recommended - for Wireshark development work. Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition SP1 may - be used for the development branch, but it cannot create PortableApps - or U3 packages.</para> - <para>However, you might already have a different Microsoft C - compiler installed. With the considerations listed below, it should - be possible to use it as well:</para> + <para> + The official Wireshark 1.4.x and 1.2.x releases are compiled using + Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1. Past releases, including the 1.0 branch, + were compiled using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Using the release + compilers is recommended for Wireshark development work. "Express + Edition" compilers such as Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition SP1 can be + used but any PortableApps or U3 packages you create will require the + installation of a separate Visual C++ Redistributable package. See + <quote><link linkend='msvc-runtime-redistributable' endterm='msvc-runtime-redistributable.title'/></quote> + below for more details. + </para> + <para> + However, you might already have a different Microsoft C++ compiler + installed. With the considerations listed below, it should be possible + to use it as well: + </para> <informaltable frame="all"> <tgroup cols="7"> @@ -822,8 +829,8 @@ Stop.]]> <title>link.exe (Linker)</title> <para>XXX - add info here</para> </section> - <section> - <title>C-Runtime "Redistributable" files</title> + <section id='msvc-runtime-redistributable'> + <title id='msvc-runtime-redistributable.title'>C-Runtime "Redistributable" Files</title> <para>Please note: The following is not legal advice - ask your preferred lawyer instead! It's the authors view, but this view might be wrong!</para> |