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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by wr...@locus.apache.org on 2000/06/03 02:46:17 UTC
cvs commit: apache-2.0/htdocs/manual windows.html
wrowe 00/06/02 17:46:16
Modified: htdocs/manual windows.html
Log:
Plaster some big fat warnings about alpha releases for win32 users.
Revision Changes Path
1.36 +14 -4 apache-2.0/htdocs/manual/windows.html
Index: windows.html
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--- windows.html 2000/05/11 03:39:39 1.35
+++ windows.html 2000/06/03 00:46:16 1.36
@@ -55,10 +55,14 @@
"Winsock2" for Windows 95 is available
<A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/">here</A>.</P>
-<P>If running on NT 4.0, installing Service Pack 3 is recommended, and
+<P>If running on NT 4.0, installing Service Pack 3 or 6 is recommended, and
Service Pack 4 created known issues with Tcpip/winsock integrety that
were resolved in Service Pack 5.</P>
+<P><STRONG>Warning, as of alpha 2.0a4 Windows 95 (and possibly 98) do not
+ run at all. Please don't let that stop you, however, from contributing
+ the fixes required to make that platform run successfully.</STRONG></P>
+
<H2><A NAME="down">Downloading Apache for Windows</A></H2>
<P>Information on the latest version of Apache can be found on the
@@ -77,6 +81,12 @@
<SAMP>.dsp</SAMP> files to have DOS line endings before MSVC will
understand them).</P>
+<P><STRONG>Notice: alpha versions are not distributed in binary form (as
+ an .exe ready-to-run version). You must use the Microsoft Visual C++
+ compiler version 5 or 6 (bundled in VisualStudio 97 or 2000). Read
+ <A HREF="win_compiling.html">Compiling Apache for Microsoft Windows</A>
+ for compilation/installation instructions.</STRONG></P>
+
<H2><A NAME="inst">Installing Apache for Windows</A></H2>
<P>Run the Apache <SAMP>.exe</SAMP> file you downloaded above. This will
@@ -297,20 +307,20 @@
<P>You can install Apache as a Windows NT service as follows:
<PRE>
- apache -i -n "service name"
+ apache -k install -n "service name"
</PRE>
To install a service to use a particular configuration, specify the
configuration file when the service is installed:
<PRE>
- apache -i -n "service name" -f "\my server\conf\my.conf"
+ apache -k install -n "service name" -f "\my server\conf\my.conf"
</PRE>
To remove an Apache service, use
<PRE>
- apache -u -n "service name"
+ apache -k uninstall -n "service name"
</PRE>
The default "service name", if one is not specified, is "Apache".</P>