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Update particularly with regard to MS Windows

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@ -19,21 +19,20 @@ examples included in the distribution (especially if you are using a
version of Unix such as AIX or HPUX). version of Unix such as AIX or HPUX).
</blockquote> </blockquote>
<li> Windows 95/98/NT/2000 <li> Microsoft Windows
<blockquote> <blockquote>
SWIG can be compiled with Visual C++ 4.x/5.x/6.x or with the Borland C++ 5.x SWIG works on 32 bit versions of Windows such as Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP.
compiler. However, SWIG has only been officially tested using the However, given that SWIG is primarily developed under Unix, the Windows
version is not as thoroughly tested, but is used widely and successfully under Windows.
Currently the Windows version of SWIG 1.3 is compiled and tested under <a href=http://www.cygwin.com>Cygwin</a> and <a href=http://www.mingw.org>Mingw</a> using gcc, but should be compilable by any other Windows C++ compiler. SWIG 1.1 can be compiled with Visual C++ 4.x/5.x/6.x or with the Borland C++ 5.x
compiler. However, SWIG 1.1 has only been officially tested using the
Visual C++ compiler. You may also need to determine which compiler Visual C++ compiler. You may also need to determine which compiler
has been used to compile the various scripting languages that you will has been used to compile the various scripting languages that you will
be using. In general, using SWIG with a different C++ compiler than be using. In general, using SWIG with a different C++ compiler than
the one that was used to compile the target scripting language may the one that was used to compile the target scripting language may
not work (for example, trying to create a Tcl/Tk module using the not work (for example, trying to create a Tcl/Tk module using the
Borland compiler when Tcl/Tk has been compiled with Visual C++). Borland compiler when Tcl/Tk has been compiled with Visual C++).
Given that SWIG is primarily developed under Unix, the Windows
version should be viewed as being somewhat experimental. SWIG has
only been tested under Windows-NT. However, Windows 95/98 systems
also appear to work.
</blockquote> </blockquote>
@ -48,9 +47,6 @@ Perl on the Macintosh although some users have reported success.
</blockquote> </blockquote>
</ul> </ul>
You can read the
installation instructions included in the distribution <a href="INSTALL">here.</a>
<a name="SupportedLanguages"><h3> Supported Languages </h3> <a name="SupportedLanguages"><h3> Supported Languages </h3>
The following scripting languages were supported in the final SWIG 1.1 release. The following scripting languages were supported in the final SWIG 1.1 release.
@ -70,6 +66,9 @@ The following languages are also supported in SWIG 1.3.6 onwards.
<li> Guile. <li> Guile.
</ul> </ul>
PHP support was added in SWIG 1.3.11.
<p>
Any newer versions of these languages should be assumed to be Any newer versions of these languages should be assumed to be
supported unless otherwise indicated. supported unless otherwise indicated.