+There are various compile-time directives that you can use to
+disable or modify certain features; it may be necessary to do this
+in some environments. They are documented in `Recipe', and in
+comments in many of the generated Makefiles.
+
For building on Windows:
- windows/Makefile.vc is for command-line builds on MS Visual C++
systems. Change into the `windows' subdirectory and type `nmake
-f Makefile.vc' to build all the PuTTY binaries.
For building on Windows:
- windows/Makefile.vc is for command-line builds on MS Visual C++
systems. Change into the `windows' subdirectory and type `nmake
-f Makefile.vc' to build all the PuTTY binaries.
- (We've also had one report of success building with the
+ Last time we checked, PuTTY built with vanilla VC7, or VC6 with
+ an up-to-date Platform SDK. (It is possible to build with
+ vanilla VC6, but you'll have to remove some functionality with
+ directives such as NO_IPV6.)
+
+ (We've also had reports of success building with the
OpenWatcom compiler -- www.openwatcom.org -- using Makefile.vc
with `wmake -ms -f makefile.vc' and NO_MULTIMON, although we
OpenWatcom compiler -- www.openwatcom.org -- using Makefile.vc
with `wmake -ms -f makefile.vc' and NO_MULTIMON, although we
- Inside the windows/MSVC subdirectory are MS Visual Studio project
files for doing GUI-based builds of the various PuTTY utilities.
- Inside the windows/MSVC subdirectory are MS Visual Studio project
files for doing GUI-based builds of the various PuTTY utilities.
- windows/Makefile.cyg is for Cygwin / mingw32 installations. Type
`make -f Makefile.cyg' while in the `windows' subdirectory to
- windows/Makefile.cyg is for Cygwin / mingw32 installations. Type
`make -f Makefile.cyg' while in the `windows' subdirectory to
- build all the PuTTY binaries. Note that by default the multiple
- monitor support is excluded from the Cygwin build, since at the
- time of writing Cygwin doesn't include the necessary headers.
+ build all the PuTTY binaries.
+
+ You'll probably need quite a recent version of the w32api package.
+ Note that by default the multiple monitor and HTML Help support are
+ excluded from the Cygwin build, since at the time of writing Cygwin
+ doesn't include the necessary headers.
- windows/Makefile.lcc is for lcc-win32. Type `make -f
Makefile.lcc' while in the `windows' subdirectory. (You will
probably need to specify COMPAT=-DNO_MULTIMON.)
- windows/Makefile.lcc is for lcc-win32. Type `make -f
Makefile.lcc' while in the `windows' subdirectory. (You will
probably need to specify COMPAT=-DNO_MULTIMON.)
+ - Inside the windows/DEVCPP subdirectory are Dev-C++ project
+ files for doing GUI-based builds of the various PuTTY utilities.
+
+The PuTTY team actively use Makefile.vc and Makefile.cyg, so we'll
+probably notice problems with those toolchains fairly quickly. Please
+report any problems with the other toolchains mentioned above.
+
For building on Unix:
- unix/configure is for Unix and GTK. If you don't have GTK, you
should still be able to build the command-line utilities (PSCP,
PSFTP, Plink, PuTTYgen) using this script. To use it, change
into the `unix' subdirectory, run `./configure' and then `make'.
For building on Unix:
- unix/configure is for Unix and GTK. If you don't have GTK, you
should still be able to build the command-line utilities (PSCP,
PSFTP, Plink, PuTTYgen) using this script. To use it, change
into the `unix' subdirectory, run `./configure' and then `make'.
- unix/Makefile.gtk is for non-autoconfigured builds. This makefile
expects you to change into the `unix' subdirectory, then run `make
- unix/Makefile.gtk is for non-autoconfigured builds. This makefile
expects you to change into the `unix' subdirectory, then run `make
- There is an `install' target; note that by default it tries to
- install `man' pages, which need to be built using Halibut first --
- see below.
+ - Both Unix Makefiles have an `install' target. Note that by default
+ it tries to install `man' pages, which you may need to have built
+ using Halibut first -- see below.
All of the Makefiles are generated automatically from the file
`Recipe' by the Perl script `mkfiles.pl'. Additions and corrections
to Recipe and the mkfiles.pl are much more useful than additions and
corrections to the alternative Makefiles themselves.
All of the Makefiles are generated automatically from the file
`Recipe' by the Perl script `mkfiles.pl'. Additions and corrections
to Recipe and the mkfiles.pl are much more useful than additions and
corrections to the alternative Makefiles themselves.
+The Unix `configure' script and its various requirements are generated
+by the shell script `mkauto.sh', which requires GNU Autoconf, GNU
+Automake, and Gtk; if you've got the source from Subversion rather
+than using one of our source snapshots, you'll need to run this
+yourself.
+
-`man' pages) is to be built from the Halibut (`.but') files in the
-`doc' subdirectory using `doc/Makefile'. Halibut can be found at
-<http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/halibut/>.
+`man' pages) is built from the Halibut (`.but') files in the `doc'
+subdirectory using `doc/Makefile'. If you aren't using one of our
+source snapshots, you'll need to do this yourself. Halibut can be
+found at <http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/halibut/>.