Re^2: [OT] Visual Studio 2005 is a 64-bit compiler ??

Thanks for the link almut.

I'm also unable to find a 'windows.h' with this compiler. Perl can't find it either, which means I can't use this compiler with ActivePerl (straight out of the box). Does 'windows.h' simply not exist in Visual Studio 2005 ... or is there another explanation ?

Not that I really want to use this particular compiler with ActivePerl, but I'm desperately trying to find a C/C++ compiler that I can use on this box. (Vista 64 breaks MinGW - VC6 and VC7 won't install.)

I was having great difficulty in getting hold of Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK (connectivity problems mainly), so thought I would download VC++ 2005 and give it a run in the meantime.

Anyway, I think I've finally managed to get hold of Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK ... fingers crossed ...

Cheers,
Rob

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Re^3: [OT] Visual Studio 2005 is a 64-bit compiler ?? by almut (Canon) on Mar 17, 2007 at 01:17 UTC
I'm also unable to find a 'windows.h' with this compiler. Perl can't find it either, which means I can't use this compiler with ActivePerl (straight out of the box). Does 'windows.h' simply not exist in Visual Studio 2005 ... or is there another explanation ? Just in case... my `windows.h` files are here: for Visual Studio 2005 `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\PlatformSDK\include\wi +ndows.h` [download] for the Windows Server 2003 X64 build environment `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK\Include\windows.h` [download] IIRC, for VS 2005, the Platform SDK was a separate package to install...	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: [OT] Visual Studio 2005 is a 64-bit compiler ?? by syphilis (Archbishop) on Mar 17, 2007 at 01:43 UTC
IIRC, for VS 2005, the Platform SDK was a separate package to install... Yes, I certainly don't have that Platform SDK folder in the VC 8 installation. I'll see if I can track it down. (Btw, the Windows Server 2003 R2 Platform SDK seems to be functional ... which is a great relief :-) Thanks again. Cheers, Rob	[reply]