1. install windows
2. install pike for windows
3. install vc++ 6.0
4. install git for windows
5. install wix v2? v3.5 won't work with vc2008.
6. git clone pike repo
7. git checkout -b nt-tools origin/nt-tools
8. copy nt-tools someplace
9. add pike and nt-tools directory to your nt-path
10. run vc32env.bat to add vc++ environment variables
11. share a folder between the unix "configure" box and the win-nt box.
12. start sprshd on windows box: pike sprshd

REMOTE_METHOD="sprsh" NTHOST="192.168.1.119" NTDRIVE="Z:" NTPORT=9999 NTMOUNT=/Users/hww3

on configure box, run nt-tools/init_nt then, run configure normally:

CC=rntcl make

Getting an error 267 create_process on sprshd can mean that the drive and directory you specify in the configure - to - build drive mapping isn't right (wrong drive or wrong folder)

VC6.0: When compiling system/nt.c, you may get an error about PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE not being defined. This can be remedied with the following typedef:

typedef ITEMIDLIST *PIDLIST_ABSOLUTE;

VC6.0: STRUNCATE isn't defined, so fdlib.c will fail. The following define should resolve the problem:

#ifndef STRUNCATE
#define STRUNCATE 80
#endif /*STRUNCATE*/

Building Nettle

CC=rntcl ./configure --disable-assembler --build=i686-pc-windows_nt

VC6.0 doesn't support the 0nnULL syntax for specifying a 64 bit constant; you must remove the "LL" from all such definitions, otherwise errors will occur.

Copy nettle.lib and nettle/*.h to appropriate places in win32libs.

Details and Background

Martin Sternholm is the current "master builder" for Windows. He put together a lengthy and informative document describing the steps involved in preparing a windows build. This document is a must-read for anyone interested in building Pike for Windows themselves.

• http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.pike.user/8287

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