From eed7406416c3707042c76d6c96ea537f832fde52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Buitenhuis Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:12:07 -0400 Subject: doc/platform: Add info on shared builds with MSVC Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis --- doc/platform.texi | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/platform.texi') diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi index 7499b9e8e9..68e23bf7c1 100644 --- a/doc/platform.texi +++ b/doc/platform.texi @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ libavformat) as DLLs. @section Microsoft Visual C++ FFmpeg can be built with MSVC using a C99-to-C89 conversion utility and -wrapper. At this time, only static builds are supported. +wrapper. You will need the following prerequisites: @@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ you want to run @uref{fate.html, FATE}. To set up a proper MSVC environment in MSYS, you simply need to run @code{msys.bat} from the Visual Studio command prompt. -Place @code{c99wrap.exe}, @code{c99conv.exe}, and @code{yasm.exe} somewhere -in your @code{PATH}. +Place @code{makedef}, @code{c99wrap.exe}, @code{c99conv.exe}, and @code{yasm.exe} +somewhere in your @code{PATH}. Next, make sure @code{inttypes.h} and any other headers and libs you want to use are located in a spot that MSVC can see. Do so by modifying the @code{LIB} and @@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ make make install @end example +If you wish to compile static libraries, add @code{--enable-shared} to your +configure options. Note that due to the way MSVC handles DLL imports and +exports, you cannot compile static and shared libraries at the same time, and +enabling shared libraries will automatically disable the static ones. + Notes: @itemize -- cgit v1.2.3