Are writing your own extension? If you just want compile someone else's source, like from PEAR/PECL, you can just follow this: http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild I believe you can do it the way you are trying, and I'm about to find out, because, although I've followed those instructions I'm pointing you to, I've got an extension (pdo_informix) that won't compile correctly. Keith Davis (214) 906-5183 -----Original Message----- From: Bruce M. Axtens [mailto:bruce.axtens@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 9:37 AM To: Keith Davis Cc: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Problem writing PHP extensions for Windows Keith Davis wrote: > What extensions are you trying to build? > The one listed here http://netindonesia.net/blogs/risman/archive/2008/06/15/part-2-writing-p hp-extension.aspx (modified slightly from the original to compensate for the nonTS situation) and http://www.talkphp.com/vbarticles.php?do=article&articleid=49&title=crea ting-custom-php-extensions <http://www.talkphp.com/vbarticles.php?do=article&articleid=49&title=cre ating-custom-php-extensions> (again with the nonTS in mind). I'm heading toward big and better things, but at the moment am just trying to get a proof of concept working. Bruce. This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential or otherwise privileged information and is intended only for the individual(s) to which it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secured or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message or that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version from the sender. www.pridedallas.com -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php