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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 09:11:38 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-28 09:11:38 +0000 |
| commit | bc7e963c37d9c8d1c854ac960df241cfa34e3dc5 (patch) | |
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Adding upstream version 1.7.2.upstream/1.7.2upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/docs/win32_builds.html b/docs/win32_builds.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ad57d8e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/win32_builds.html @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +<HTML> +<HEAD><TITLE>APR Win32 Builds and Debugging</TITLE></HEAD> +<BODY> +<h1>APR Win32 Builds and Debugging</h1> + +<h2>Configuration and Flavors</h2> + +<p>The Win32 APR Developer Studio projects consist of</p> + +<dl> + <dt>apr/apr.dsp</dt> + <dd>Builds the static apr.lib library (-D APR_DECLARE_STATIC)</dd> + <dt>apr/libapr.dsp</dt> + <dd>Builds the dynamic libapr.dll library (no define required)</dd> + <dt>apr-util/aprutil.dsp</dt> + <dd>Builds the static aprutil.lib library (-D APU_DECLARE_STATIC)</dd> + <dt>apr-util/libaprutil.dsp</dt> + <dd>Builds the dynamic libaprutil.dll library (no define required)</dd> + <dt>apr-iconv/apriconv.dsp</dt> + <dd>Builds the static apriconv.lib library (-D API_DECLARE_STATIC)</dd> + <dt>apr-iconv/libapriconv.dsp</dt> + <dd>Builds the dynamic libapriconv.dll library (no define required)</dd> +</dl> + +<p>In order to prepare to use one of the <em>static</em> libraries above, + your application must be compiled with the define shown above, so that the + correct linkage is created. The APR authors intended the use of dynamic + libraries by default, so application authors do not need any special + defines in order to link to the dynamic library flavors.</p> + +<p>In order to build APR, you must use the proper dependencies. A good + example of those dependencies is given in the apr-util/aprutil.dsw + Developer Studio workspace. You can borrow the parts of that structure + your application needs, that workspace defines both the dynamic and static + library dependencies.</p> + +<p>The APR libraries (dynamic and static) are compiled with debugging symbols, + even in Release builds. The dynamic library symbols are always usable, + simply keep the correspond .pdb file in the same path as the library .dll. + (E.g. both libapr.dll and libapr.pdb should be copied to the same path.)</p> + +<p>The static symbols will only be fully usable if your application does <em>not<em> + link with the /pdbtype:sept flag! At the time your application links to + an APR library, the corresponding _src.pdb file should exist in the original + path the library was built, or it may be sufficient to keep the _src.pdb file + in the same path as the library file. (E.g. apr.lib and apr_src.pdb should + reside together in your lib directory.) The later option is unconfirmed.</p> + +<p>In order to keep the symbols compiled into the static library, your application + must use the linker's /debug flag. If you do not want the application to be + debuggable with its corresponding .pdb file, omit the /debug flag and all debug + symbolic information is discarded. Note that your application can only be + debugged with the corresponding .pdb file created by the linker, unless you use + /debugtype:coff or /debugtype:both in your link options.</p> + +</BODY> +</HTML> |