From: Roy T. Fielding Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 05:47:07 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Fix typos, update for new makefiles. X-Git-Tag: 1.3.5~43 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=8f6ebc0f20f4be2ec6e8dfd7a776721e2d7a40df;p=apache Fix typos, update for new makefiles. git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk@82632 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- diff --git a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html index e6315fe954..d6a9427d6c 100644 --- a/docs/manual/platform/windows.html +++ b/docs/manual/platform/windows.html @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@

Using Apache With Microsoft Windows

This document explains how to install, configure and run - Apache 1.3b6 and later under Microsoft Windows. Please note that at + Apache 1.3 under Microsoft Windows. Please note that at this time, Windows support is entirely experimental, and is recommended only for experienced users. The Apache Group does not guarantee that this software will work as documented, or even at @@ -132,19 +132,6 @@ new one after the installation is finished).

-

-Important note for 1.3b6 installs: the above only -applies for 1.3b7 and later. In 1.3b6 the installer would overwrite -any existing httpd.conf, access.conf, -srm.conf or mime.types files in the -conf, and will also overwrite your -index.html file in the htdocs directory. You -should copy these files or directories before installing Apache 1.3b6 -or install into a new directory. -
- -

- After installing Apache, you should edit the configuration files in the conf directory as required. These files will be configured during the install ready for Apache to be run from the @@ -269,8 +256,8 @@ The main differences in Apache for Windows are:

Running Apache for Windows from the Command Line

-The Start menu icons and the NT Service manager can provide an simple -interafce for administering Apache. But in some cases it is easier to +The Start menu icons and the NT Service manager can provide a simple +interface for administering Apache. But in some cases it is easier to work from the command line.

@@ -295,27 +282,27 @@ Your current working directory when Apache is started up has no effect on Apache's behavior.

-Under windows, when invoked from the start menu or the Service Manager Apache is -usually passed no arguments. So using the registry entry is the perfered +When invoked from the start menu or the Service Manager, Apache is +usually passed no arguments, so using the registry entry is the preferred technique.

During a binary installation, a registry key will have been installed, for example: 

-  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apache Group\Apache\1.3.1\ServerRoot
+  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Apache Group\Apache\1.3.4\ServerRoot

This key is compiled into the server and can enable you to test new versions without affecting the current version. Of course you must take care not to install the new version on top of the -old version in the file system. You can not run two invocations +old version in the file system. You cannot run two invocations of Apache on Windows simultaneously.

If you did not do a binary install then Apache will in some -senarios complain that about the missing registry key. This +scenarios complain that about the missing registry key. This warning can be ignored if it otherwise was able to find it's configuration files. @@ -344,7 +331,7 @@ prevents Apache waiting to see if Apache is running as a service.)

-To install Apache as a Windows NT service as follows: +You can install Apache as a Windows NT service as follows: 

     apache -i
@@ -359,7 +346,7 @@ and to remove the Apache service, use
 
 
Signalling Apache when running

 
-On Windows 95 Apache runs as a console application. You can tell a
+On Windows 95, Apache runs as a console application. You can tell a
 running Apache to stop by opening another console window and running
 
 
@@ -410,13 +397,19 @@ line option used, -k, was chosen as a reminder of the
    src subdirectory of the Apache distribution.

 
 
The master Apache makefile instructions are contained in the
-   Makefile.nt file. To compile Apache, simply use one of
-   the following commands:
+   Makefile.nt file. To compile Apache on Windows NT, simply
+   use one of the following commands:
 
    
 
  • nmake /f Makefile.nt _apacher (release build)
 
  • nmake /f Makefile.nt _apached (debug build)
 

 
+
(1.3.4 and later) To compile Apache on Windows 95, use one of
+
    
+
  • nmake /f Makefile_win32.txt (release build)
+
  • nmake /f Makefile_win32_debug.txt (debug build)
+

+
 
These will both compile Apache. The latter will include debugging
    information in the resulting files, making it easier to find bugs and
    track down problems.

@@ -454,8 +447,15 @@ line option used, -k, was chosen as a reminder of the
 
  • nmake /f Makefile.nt installd INSTDIR=dir
  (for debug build)
 
+or, for Windows 95 (1.3.4 and later), use one of:
+
      
+
    • nmake /f Makefile_win32.txt install INSTDIR=dir
+ (for release build)
+
    • nmake /f Makefile_win32_debug.txt install INSTDIR=dir
+ (for debug build)
+
    
 
-The dir argument to INSTDIR gives the installation directory. The can
+The dir argument to INSTDIR gives the installation directory; it can
 be omitted if Apache is to be installed into \Apache.
 
 
    This will install the following: