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diff --git a/README.W32.template b/README.W32.template index c9b7bfa..f40884e 100644 --- a/README.W32.template +++ b/README.W32.template @@ -1,6 +1,10 @@ -Port of GNU make to Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP -Builds natively with MSVC 2.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x and MSVC.NET 7.x. -Also builds with the MinGW port of GCC 3.x (tested with GCC 3.4.2). +This version of GNU make has been tested on Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003. +It has also been used on Windows 95/98/NT, and on OS/2. + +It builds natively with MSVC 2.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, and 2003 as well as +.NET 7.x and .NET 2003. + +It builds with the MinGW port of GCC 3.x (tested with GCC 3.4.2). The Windows 32-bit port of GNU make is maintained jointly by various people. It was originally made by Rob Tulloh. @@ -234,23 +238,23 @@ SAMBA/NTFS/VFAT: package using SAMBA as my file server. The reason seems to be related to the way VC++ 4.0 changes the case name of the pdb filename it is passed on the command line. It seems to change - the name always to to lower case. I contend that - the VC++ compiler should not change the casename of files that - are passed as arguments on the command line. I don't think this - was a problem in MSVC 2.x, but I know it is a problem in MSVC 4.x. + the name always to to lower case. I contend that the VC++ + compiler should not change the casename of files that are passed + as arguments on the command line. I don't think this was a + problem in MSVC 2.x, but I know it is a problem in MSVC 4.x. The package builds fine on VFAT and NTFS filesystems. Most all of the development I have done to date has been using NTFS and long file names. I have not done any considerable work - under VFAT. VFAT users may wish to be aware that this port - of make does respect case sensitivity. + under VFAT. VFAT users may wish to be aware that this port of + make does respect case sensitivity. FAT: - Version 3.76 added support for FAT filesystems. Make - works around some difficulties with stat'ing of - files and caching of filenames and directories internally. + Version 3.76 added support for FAT filesystems. Make works + around some difficulties with stat'ing of files and caching of + filenames and directories internally. Bug reports: |