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@@ -1,62 +1,60 @@
-=begin
-
= How to build ruby using Visual C++
== Requirement
-(1) Windows XP or later.
+1. Windows XP or later.
-(2) Visual C++ 6.0 or later. (strongly recommended VC++ 10 or later)
+2. Visual C++ 6.0 or later. (strongly recommended VC++ 10 or later)
- Note: if you want to build x64 or ia64 version, use native compiler for
- x64/ia64.
+ Note:: if you want to build x64 or ia64 version, use native compiler for
+ x64/ia64.
-(3) Please set environment variable (({INCLUDE})), (({LIB})), (({PATH}))
+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
+ Note:: building ruby requires following commands.
+ * nmake
+ * cl
+ * lib
+ * dumpbin
-(4) If you want to build from SVN source, following commands are required.
- * bison
- * patch
- * sed
- * ruby 1.8 or later
+4. If you want to build from SVN source, following commands are required.
+ * bison
+ * patch
+ * sed
+ * ruby 1.8 or later
-(5) Enable Command Extension of your command line. It's the default behavior
- of cmd.exe. If you want to enable it explicitly, run cmd.exe with /E:ON
- option.
+5. Enable Command Extension of your command line. It's the default behavior
+ of +cmd.exe+. If you want to enable it explicitly, run +cmd.exe+ with
+ <tt>/E:ON</tt> option.
== How to compile and install
-(1) Execute win32\configure.bat on your build directory.
+1. Execute win32\configure.bat on your build directory.
You can specify the target platform as an argument.
- For example, run `((%configure --target=i686-mswin32%))'
+ For example, run `<tt>configure --target=i686-mswin32</tt>'
You can also specify the install directory.
- For example, run `((%configure --prefix=<install_directory>%))'
+ For example, run `<tt>configure --prefix=<install_directory></tt>'
Default of the install directory is /usr .
- The default ((|<PLATFORM>|)) is `(({i386-mswin32}))'.
+ The default _PLATFORM_ is `+i386-mswin32+'.
-(2) Change ((|RUBY_INSTALL_NAME|)) and ((|RUBY_SO_NAME|)) in (({Makefile}))
+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
+ And add _RUBYW_INSTALL_NAME_ to change the name of the
executable without console window if also you want.
-(3) Run `((%nmake up%))' if you are building from SVN source.
+3. Run `<tt>nmake up</tt>' if you are building from SVN source.
-(4) Run `((%nmake%))'
+4. Run `<tt>nmake</tt>'
-(5) Run `((%nmake exam%))'
+5. Run `<tt>nmake exam</tt>'
-(6) Run `((%nmake install%))'
+6. Run `<tt>nmake install</tt>'
== Icons
Any icon files(*.ico) in the build directory, directories specified with
-((|icondirs|)) make variable and (({win32})) directory under the ruby
+_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
@@ -67,8 +65,8 @@ 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://homepage1.nifty.com/a_nakata/ruby/>)) or
- ((<icon itself|URL:http://homepage1.nifty.com/a_nakata/ruby/RubyIcon.ico>))
+* http://homepage1.nifty.com/a_nakata/ruby/ or
+ {icon itself}[http://homepage1.nifty.com/a_nakata/ruby/RubyIcon.ico]
== Build examples
@@ -132,13 +130,10 @@ in Japanese, but you can download at least.
== Bugs
-You can ((*NOT*)) use a path name that contains any white space characters as
+You can *NOT* use a path name that 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. -))
+<code>!INCLUDE</code> directives of +NMAKE+.
You can build ruby in any directory including the source directory,
-except (({win32})) directory in the source directory.
-This is restriction originating in the path search method of (({NMAKE})).
-
-=end
+except +win32+ directory in the source directory.
+This is restriction originating in the path search method of +NMAKE+.