Using makefiles or custom scripts, depends on the library, see the docs here (click on each lib): http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/libs But why do you need to build them? We provide bins+devs files for every library used by PHP, or used upstream binaries when they are compatible. On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 9:47 PM, Tommy Pham <tommyhp2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Pierre, > > Thanks for the response. I did read the wiki prior to asking but I saw some > of the libraries didn't have a VS makefile or project file, such as a > current version of libiconv [1]. In those cases, do you then attempt to > patch it to build purely in VS? > > Thanks, > Tommy > > [1] http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/libs/libiconv > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pierre Joye [mailto:pierre.php@xxxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 3:26 AM >> To: Tommy Pham >> Cc: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: building binary libraries >> >> hi, >> >> We don't use nor rely on cygwin or mingw. See: >> >> http://wiki.php.net/internals/windows/stepbystepbuild >> >> Cheers, >> >> On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 5:32 AM, Tommy Pham <tommyhp2@xxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > What do you use to build the necessary binary libraries, such as > libiconv? >> > Cygwin? MinGW? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Tommy >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: >> > http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Pierre >> >> @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org > > -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php