the other hand oldest one is known not to work. Everything between
falls into best-effort category.
- - Netwide Assembler, a.k.a. NASM, available from http://www.nasm.us,
- is required if you intend to utilize assembler modules. Note that NASM
- is the only supported assembler. The Microsoft provided assembler is NOT
- supported.
+ - Netwide Assembler, a.k.a. NASM, available from https://www.nasm.us,
+ is required. Note that NASM is the only supported assembler. Even
+ though Microsoft provided assembler is NOT supported, contemporary
+ 64-bit version is exercised through continuous integration of
+ VC-WIN64A-masm target.
Installation directories
is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
--prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
+
+ Special notes for Universal Windows Platform builds, a.k.a. VC-*-UWP
+ --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ - UWP targets only support building the static and dynamic libraries.
+
+ - You should define the platform type to "uwp" and the target arch via
+ "vcvarsall.bat" before you compile. For example, if you want to build
+ "arm64" builds, you should type "vcvarsall.bat x86_arm64 uwp".
+
mingw and mingw64
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