[Box Backup] 0.08PLUS3

Charles Lecklider boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Mon, 06 Dec 2004 11:28:06 +0000


Ben Summers wrote:
> I'd like to use the free MS compiler for the Win32 port. I believe it 
> has better code, but more importantly, it's a different compiler which 
> will help keep the code clean and compliant. Just using one compiler for 
> a "portable" project is slightly non-optimal.

May I suggest Open Watcom instead? http://www.openwatcom.org/

I think you'll find it a lot easier to port BSD source to OW than VC, 
and being a cross-compiler you get other targets (e.g. OS/2) "for free". 
I have an OW makefile for OpenSSL/0.9.7e which would probably get you 
started....

-C