It makes more sense to refer to specific function manuals than the concept

[openssl.git] / INSTALL.W32

diff --git a/INSTALL.W32 b/INSTALL.W32
index 0d71a46bdf4f20bd938aab4f7885ac2acf09ad9f..3de6544fc5e7220d826097954266954b90ee1bef 100644 (file)
--- a/INSTALL.W32
+++ b/INSTALL.W32
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@
  You can also build a static version of the library using the Makefile
  ms\nt.mak
 
+ Borland C++ builder 5
+ ---------------------
+
+ * Configure for building with Borland Builder:
+   > perl Configure BC-32
+
+ * Create the appropriate makefile
+   > ms\do_nasm
+
+ * Build
+   > make -f ms\bcb.mak
+
  Borland C++ builder 3 and 4
  ---------------------------
 
@@ -112,10 +124,10 @@
  * Compiler installation:
 
    Mingw32 is available from <ftp://ftp.xraylith.wisc.edu/pub/khan/
-   gnu-win32/mingw32/gcc-2.95.2/gcc-2.95.2-msvcrt.exe>. GNU make is at
-   <ftp://agnes.dida.physik.uni-essen.de/home/janjaap/mingw32/binaries/
-   make-3.76.1.zip>. Install both of them in C:\egcs-1.1.2 and run
-   C:\egcs-1.1.2\mingw32.bat to set the PATH.
+   gnu-win32/mingw32/gcc-2.95.2/gcc-2.95.2-msvcrt.exe>. Extract it
+   to a directory such as C:\gcc-2.95.2 and add c:\gcc-2.95.2\bin to
+   the PATH environment variable in "System Properties"; or edit and
+   run C:\gcc-2.95.2\mingw32.bat to set the PATH.
 
  * Compile OpenSSL:
 
@@ -140,17 +152,17 @@
  GNU C (Cygwin)
  --------------
 
- Cygwin provides a bash shell and GNU tools environment running on
- NT 4.0, Windows 9x and Windows 2000. Consequently, a make of OpenSSL
- with Cygwin is closer to a GNU bash environment such as Linux rather
- than other W32 makes that are based on a single makefile approach.
- Cygwin implements Posix/Unix calls through cygwin1.dll, and is
- contrasted to Mingw32 which links dynamically to msvcrt.dll or
- crtdll.dll.
+ Cygwin provides a bash shell and GNU tools environment running
+ on NT 4.0, Windows 9x, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
+ Consequently, a make of OpenSSL with Cygwin is closer to a GNU
+ bash environment such as Linux than to other W32 makes which are
+ based on a single makefile approach. Cygwin implements Posix/Unix
+ calls through cygwin1.dll, and is contrasted to Mingw32 which links
+ dynamically to msvcrt.dll or crtdll.dll.
 
  To build OpenSSL using Cygwin:
 
- * Install Cygwin (see http://sourceware.cygnus.com/cygwin)
+ * Install Cygwin (see http://cygwin.com/)
 
  * Install Perl and ensure it is in the path (recent Cygwin perl 
    (version 5.6.1-2 of the latter has been reported to work) or
@@ -176,13 +188,9 @@
  stripping of carriage returns. To avoid this ensure that a binary
  mount is used, e.g. mount -b c:\somewhere /home.
 
- As of version 1.1.1 Cygwin is relatively unstable in its handling
- of cr/lf issues. These make procedures succeeded with versions 1.1 and
- the snapshot 20000524 (Slow!).
-
- "bc" is not provided in the Cygwin distribution.  This causes a
+ "bc" is not provided in older Cygwin distribution.  This causes a
  non-fatal error in "make test" but is otherwise harmless.  If
- desired, GNU bc can be built with Cygwin without change.
+ desired and needed, GNU bc can be built with Cygwin without change.
 
 
  Installation