Re: ISpell Issues


"harryfmudd [AT] comcast [DOT] net" <"harryfmudd [AT] comcast [DOT] net">
wrote in message

>
> You can get 'nmake' from Microsoft, and WinZIP will handle gzipped tar
> files. But Microsoft Visual C++ ain't cheap (especially compared to
> gcc), so a lot of Wintel users don't have it. This means you can't
> install Perl modules that have "C" callouts.
>

The situation on this front has improved lately. As of (the latest) build
815, the freely available MinGW (gcc) compiler works seamlessly with
ActivePerl.

Cheers,
Rob


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