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diff --git a/ruby_1_8_5/win32/README.win32 b/ruby_1_8_5/win32/README.win32 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e7d589759c --- /dev/null +++ b/ruby_1_8_5/win32/README.win32 @@ -0,0 +1,126 @@ +=begin + += How to build ruby using Visual C++ + +== Requirement + +(1) Visual C++ 5.0 or later. + +(2) If you want to run `((%nmake clean%))' or `((%nmake distclean%))' + properly, you must install UNIX compatible `((%rm%))' command on + your ((|PATH|)) if you want to clean after compile. + +(3) Please set environment variable (({INCLUDE})), (({LIB})), (({PATH})) + to run required commands properly from the command line. + + Note: building ruby requires following commands. + * nmake + * cl + * lib + * dumpbin + +== How to compile and install + +(1) Execute win32\configure.bat on your build directory. + You can specify the target platform as an argument. + For example, run `((%configure i686-mswin32%))' + +(2) Change ((|RUBY_INSTALL_NAME|)) and ((|RUBY_SO_NAME|)) in (({Makefile})) + if you want to change the name of the executable files. + And add ((|RUBYW_INSTALL_NAME|)) to change the name of the + executable without console window if also you want. + +(3) Run `((%nmake%))' + +(4) If you want to make rubyw.exe, run `((%nmake rubyw.exe%))' + +(5) Run `((%nmake test%))' + +(6) Run `((%nmake DESTDIR=<install_directory> install%))' + + This command will create following directories and install files onto them. + * <install_directory>\bin + * <install_directory>\lib + * <install_directory>\lib\ruby + * <install_directory>\lib\ruby\<MAJOR>.<MINOR> + * <install_directory>\lib\ruby\<MAJOR>.<MINOR>\<PLATFORM> + * <install_directory>\lib\ruby\site_ruby + * <install_directory>\lib\ruby\site_ruby\<MAJOR>.<MINOR> + * <install_directory>\lib\ruby\site_ruby\<MAJOR>.<MINOR>\<PLATFORM> + * <install_directory>\man\man1 + If Ruby's version is `x.y.z', the ((|<MAJOR>|)) is `x' and the ((|<MINOR>|)) is `y'. + The default ((|<PLATFORM>|)) is `(({i386-mswin32}))'. + +== Icons + +Any icon files(*.ico) in the build directory, directories specified with +((|icondirs|)) make variable and (({win32})) directory under the ruby +source directory will be included in DLL or executable files, according +to their base names. + $(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).ico or ruby.ico --> $(RUBY_INSTALL_NAME).exe + $(RUBYW_INSTALL_NAME).ico or rubyw.ico --> $(RUBYW_INSTALL_NAME).exe + the others --> $(RUBY_SO_NAME).dll + +Although no icons are distributed with the ruby source or in the official +site, you can use anything you like. For example, followings are written +in Japanese, but you can download at least. + +* ((<URL:http://member.nifty.ne.jp/ueivu/rubyico.html>)) or + ((<zipped icons|URL:http://member.nifty.ne.jp/ueivu/Ruby_ico.zip>)) +* ((<URL:http://homepage1.nifty.com/a_nakata/ruby/>)) or + ((<icon itself|URL:http://homepage1.nifty.com/a_nakata/ruby/RubyIcon.ico>)) + +== Build examples + +* Build on the ruby source directory. + + ex.) + ruby source directory: C:\ruby + build directory: C:\ruby + install directory: C:\usr\local + + C: + cd \ruby + win32\configure + nmake + nmake test + nmake DESTDIR=/usr/local install + +* Build on the relative directory from the ruby source directory. + + ex.) + ruby source directory: C:\ruby + build directory: C:\ruby\mswin32 + install directory: C:\usr\local + + C: + cd \ruby + mkdir mswin32 + cd mswin32 + ..\win32\configure + nmake + nmake test + nmake DESTDIR=/usr/local install + +* Build on the different drive. + + ex.) + ruby source directory: C:\src\ruby + build directory: D:\build\ruby + install directory: C:\usr\local + + D: + cd D:\build\ruby + C:\src\ruby\win32\configure + nmake + nmake test + nmake DESTDIR=C:/usr/local install + +== Bugs + +You can ((*NOT*)) use a path name contains any white space characters as +the ruby source directory, this restriction comes from the behavior of +(({!INCLUDE})) directives of (({NMAKE})). +((- you may call it a bug. -)) + +=end |