Compiling PHP source on a Windows XP machine

[Water Cooler v2]

Can someone give me a step by step tutorial on how to compile the PHP
source tree on a Windows XP Pro machine?

For a background, I have mostly programmed in VB6, C# and VB.NET. I
understand the syntax of the following languages, but have not used
the tools around these (such as editors, make files, ant etc.):

C, C++, Ruby, Python, Common Lisp & Scheme, Java, PHP.

Help will be much appreciated.

[Rik]

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:40:55 +0200, Water Cooler v2 <wt*****@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Can someone give me a step by step tutorial on how to compile the PHP
source tree on a Windows XP Pro machine?

First of all, before going through that, why would you like to compile
from source? The installer is pretty neat for Windows...
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Rik Wasmus

[Water Cooler v2]

On Aug 15, 2:40 am, Water Cooler v2 <[e-mail]:

Can someone give me a step by step tutorial on how to compile the PHP
source tree on a Windows XP Pro machine?

For a background, I have mostly programmed in VB6, C# and VB.NET. I
understand the syntax of the following languages, but have not used
the tools around these (such as editors, make files, ant etc.):

C, C++, Ruby, Python, Common Lisp & Scheme, Java, PHP.

Help will be much appreciated.

I just spotted a file in the root of the source tree, that has the
instructions for building PHP source on a Windows machine. The file
name is README.WIN32-BUILD-SYSTEM. It is very well written.

Any other developer who may want to try it out may do so. I am going
to try it.

It also has an email address to write to if one encounters any
problems in building. The email address is: internals at lists dot php
dot net.

[Water Cooler v2]

On Aug 15, 2:49 am, Rik <[e-mail]:

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:40:55 +0200, Water Cooler v2 <[e-mail]>
wrote:

Can someone give me a step by step tutorial on how to compile the PHP
source tree on a Windows XP Pro machine?

First of all, before going through that, why would you like to compile
from source? The installer is pretty neat for Windows...
--
Rik Wasmus

I already have the installer and have already installed PHP and have
been practicing since morning. Have read some of the manual as well. I
want to try geeking out by building from the source.

[Rik]

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:51:41 +0200, Water Cooler v2 <wt*****@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On Aug 15, 2:49 am, Rik <[e-mail]:

>On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:40:55 +0200, Water Cooler v2 <[e-mail]>
wrote:

Can someone give me a step by step tutorial on how to compile the PHP
source tree on a Windows XP Pro machine?

First of all, before going through that, why would you like to compile
from source? The installer is pretty neat for Windows...
--
Rik Wasmus

Please don't quote signatures.

I already have the installer and have already installed PHP and have
been practicing since morning. Have read some of the manual as well. I
want to try geeking out by building from the source.

Ah, well, I see you've got your answer, so good luck to you. I myself try
to be lazy if I can :P.
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Rik Wasmus