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diff --git a/README-what-to-download.txt b/README-what-to-download.txt index de04557b..21f8317a 100644 --- a/README-what-to-download.txt +++ b/README-what-to-download.txt @@ -50,3 +50,5 @@ download. addition to including unmodified distributions of pcre and zlib, it
includes a README file and some scripts to help you build them for
Windows.
+
+If you want to build on Windows, please see also README-windows.txt.
diff --git a/README-windows.txt b/README-windows.txt index 88a36b3f..5da09690 100644 --- a/README-windows.txt +++ b/README-windows.txt @@ -52,6 +52,40 @@ want to run them, you need ghostscript and tiff utils as well, and you will need to add --enable-test-compare-images from the configure
statements given below.
+
+
+Additionally for Windows, some tests require 3rd party software which
+most likely is not available if not provided by an environment like
+MSYS, Cygwin or such, but can be downloaded separately as well for an
+environment not using both of the former mentioned. Just extract or
+install the following software into separate folders each and add the
+"bin" folder to your "PATH" env variable to make executables and DLLs
+available. If installers are provided, they might do that already by
+default.
+
+ * LibJpeg (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/jpeg.htm)
+
+ This archive provides some needed DLLs for LibTiff if you want to
+ use the image comparison tests.
+
+ * LibTiff (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tiff.htm)
+
+ This archive provides some needed binaries and DLLs if you want to
+ use the image comparison tests and is only working if DLLs from
+ LibJpeg are available as well.
+
+ * GhostScript (http://www.ghostscript.com/download/gsdnld.html)
+
+ GhstScript is needed for image comparison tests and it's important
+ that the binary is available as "gs", while its default name is
+ "gswin32[c].exe". So you need to provide an additional "gs.exe"
+ by copying one of the original files or use "mklink" to create a
+ hard-/softlink, or need to provide a custom "gs.cmd" wrapper which
+ simply forwards all args to one of the original binarys. Using
+ "mkink" with "gswin32c.exe" should be preferred.
+
+
+
Jian Ma <stronghorse@tom.com> has generously provided a port of QPDF
that works with Microsoft VC6. Several changes are required, but they
are well documented in his port. You can find the VC6 port in the
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