X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/fec4df061a78aedf701b50ec74699d40c30902cb..fccb65a23c050b35fb29f7b8119a97ca7eb38fb7:/docs/msw/install.txt

diff --git a/docs/msw/install.txt b/docs/msw/install.txt
index d764d4340f..a51818d883 100644
--- a/docs/msw/install.txt
+++ b/docs/msw/install.txt
@@ -115,8 +115,9 @@ informal and more detailed description of the process summarized below.
 
 Please note that the VC++ 6.0 project files will work for VC++ .NET also.
 
-Also note that VC++ 5.0 also works if you are lucky enough to have the now
-unavailable Service Pack 3 is installed (vssp3_1.exe). See note(5) below.
+VC++ 5.0 can also be used, providing Service Pack 3 is applied. Without it
+you will have trouble with internal compiler errors. It is available for
+download at: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/developr/visualstudio/sp3/full.
 
 Using project files (VC++ 6 and later):
 
@@ -185,13 +186,6 @@ Note (4): to create your own IDE files, copy .dsp and .dsw
 files from an existing wxWidgets sample and adapt them, or
 visit http://wiki.wxwindows.org/wiki.pl?MSVC.
 
-Note (5): Unfortunately for VC++ 5.0 users, Microsoft made SP3 unavailable at
-the end of 2005. VC++ 5.0 also lacks a file wxWidgets uses "oleacc.lib", which
-came with the Platform SDK, also now unavailable for VC++ 5.0. Oleacc.lib is
-not needed unless wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY is set to 1 in include\wx\msw\setup.h,
-so if you do not need this file you could remove it from the project's link
-settings.
-
 Microsoft Visual C++ compilation for 64-bit Windows
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -267,10 +261,13 @@ If you receive this error add bufferoverflowu.lib to link, e.g.:
 
 See http://support.microsoft.com/?id=894573 for more information.
 
-Borland C++ 5.0/5.5 compilation
+Borland C++ compilation
 ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Compiling using the makefiles (updated 24 Sept 02):
+The minimum version required is 5.5, which can be downloaded for free from:
+http://www.borland.com/products/downloads/download_cbuilder.html#
+
+Compiling using the makefiles:
 
 1. Change directory to build\msw. Type 'make -f makefile.bcc' to
    make the wxWidgets core library. Ignore the compiler warnings.
@@ -293,11 +290,11 @@ recompile wxWidgets. The same applies if compiling using the IDE.
 Note (3): If you wish debug messages to be sent to the console in
 debug mode, edit makefile.bcc and change /aa to /Tpe in link commands.
 
-Compiling using the IDE files for Borland C++ 5.0: not supported - please
-use version 2.4.1 (using the make utility in commandline mode works fine_
+Cmpilation succeeds with CBuilderX personal edition and CBuilder6, but 
+you may have to copy make.exe from the 5.5 download to the new bin directory.
+Compiling using the IDE files for Borland C++ 5.0 and using CBuilder IDE 
+(v1-v6): not supported 
 
-Compiling using CBuilder (v1-v6): not supported - please
-use version 2.4.1 (using the make utility in commandline mode works fine_
 
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