6.7.3.3 Setting up the C compiler on Windows

spld (and splfr) are command line tools and need to have access to a working C compiler and linker. This is typically not a problem on UNIX-like systems but on Windows there are some special steps needed in order to set up the environment so that the C compiler can be used.

The easiest way to get a command prompt where the C compiler works is to open the `Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt' from the Start menu. On Windows Vista this is located under `All Programs/Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/Visual Studio Tools/'. This opens up a command prompt where cl.exe (the C compiler) can be found via the PATH environment variable.

An alternative is to run the Visual Studio set up script from the command prompt, something like:

     C:\>"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86

This is in fact what the `Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt' shortcut does.

Once the environment is set up for using the C compiler you should be able to use the spld (and splfr) tools without problem.


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