From 7ab1139f070d6162c9fcd2445e088d2eb0fa9360 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gunter Knauf Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 16:59:10 +0000 Subject: added MSVC6 caveats. --- docs/INSTALL | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/INSTALL b/docs/INSTALL index f40e594ce..bd28ec991 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALL +++ b/docs/INSTALL @@ -246,6 +246,23 @@ Win32 See the separate INSTALL.devcpp file for details. + MSVC 6 caveats + -------------- + + If you use MSVC 6 it is required that you use the MS PSDK: + http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdk-full.htm + The headers and libs provided with MSVC 6 are now more than 10 years old + and not sufficient for a build of libcurl / curl with common features! + Without the PSDK you will run into these issues: + - LDAPv3 is not supported --> breaks compilation + - IPv6 support is incomplete --> breaks compilation + - socklen_t type is missing --> breaks compilation + If you really need to compile without PSDK then you can workaround these + issues by disabling LDAP and IPv6 support, and adding a line: + typedef int socklen_t; + to the winsock2.h header. This is however not recommended, and you should + use the PSDK whenever possible! + MSVC from command line ---------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3