Commit e6226314 authored by pcs's avatar pcs
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Be more explicit when explaining how to compile from DSP files. 

Add references to the projects to build uri_delims and test_chars files.
Give a suggested compilation order.


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   track down problems.</P>



<P>Apache can also be compiled using VC++'s Visual Studio development

   environment. Although compiling Apache in this manner is not as simple,

   it makes it possible to easily modify the Apache source, or to compile

   Apache if the command-line tools are not installed.</P>



<P>Project files (<CODE>.DSP</CODE>) are included for each of the

   portions of Apache. The three projects that are necessary for

   Apache to run are <CODE>Apache.dsp</CODE>, <CODE>ap/ap.dsp</CODE>,

   <CODE>regex/regex.dsp</CODE>, <CODE>ApacheCore.dsp</CODE> and

   <CODE>os/win32/ApacheOS.dsp</CODE>. The <CODE>src/win32</CODE>

   subdirectory contains project files for the optional modules (see

   below).</P>

   environment. Although compiling Apache in this manner is not as

   simple, it makes it possible to easily modify the Apache source, or

   to compile Apache if the command-line tools are not installed.

   Project files (<CODE>.DSP</CODE>) are included for each of the

   portions of Apache. To build Apache from the these projects files

   you will need to build the following projects <i>in this order</i>:



 <OL>

   <LI><CODE>os\win32\ApacheOS.dsp</CODE>

   <LI><CODE>regex\regex.dsp</CODE>

   <LI><CODE>ap\ap.dsp</CODE>

   <LI><CODE>main\gen_uri_delims.dsp</CODE>

   <LI><CODE>main\gen_test_char.dsp</CODE>

   <LI><CODE>ApacheCore.dsp</CODE>

   <LI><CODE>Apache.dsp</CODE>

 </OL>



   In addition, the <CODE>src\os\win32</CODE> subdirectory contains

   project files for the optional modules (see below).</P>



<P>Once Apache has been compiled, it needs to be installed in its server

   root directory. The default is the <CODE>\Apache</CODE>