From: Andy Polyakov Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 15:07:06 +0000 (+0200) Subject: README.PERL: clarify "matching" Perl requirement on Windows. X-Git-Tag: OpenSSL_1_1_0-pre6~910 X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=4b16fa791d3ad8c6d9d3cb575b749247e774299a README.PERL: clarify "matching" Perl requirement on Windows. Reviewed-by: Rich Salz --- diff --git a/README.PERL b/README.PERL index 184b3771a0..eda812dc8e 100644 --- a/README.PERL +++ b/README.PERL @@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ Notes on Perl on Windows ------------------------ - If you will build on Cygwin (and possibly some other POSIX layers), - Perl is already part of your distribution. Simply use the Cygwin - package manager to make sure Perl gets installed. - - Otherwise, you will need to install Perl separately. The Perl - package that we know of is ActiveState Perl, available from + There are a number of build targets that can be viewed as "Windows". + Indeed, there are VC-* configs targeting VisualStudio C, as well as + MinGW and Cygwin. The key recommendation is to use "matching" Perl, + one that matches build environment. For example, if you will build + on Cygwin be sure to use the Cygwin package manager to install Perl. + For VC-* builds we recommend ActiveState Perl, available from http://www.activestate.com/ActivePerl. Notes on Perl on VMS