Installing the SDK: 2.1 Installation and Setup: Installation Details

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Steps for installing the GEOS NT SDK:

Install the Borland C/C++ compiler (v4.5 recommended).
Installing the Borland C++ compiler prior to the GEOS NT SDK allows the SDK installer to automatically set the environment variable pointing to the directory where it finds the compiler. Be sure to install the 32-bit Windows compiler; it is part of the "typical" installation.
Run setup from the GEOS NT SDK CD-ROM.
Install the GEOS NT SDK by launching setup.exe, found in the CD-ROM's topmost directory. The installer will prompt you to choose from one of three installation options: Server, Client, or Standalone.

A server installation installs the shared components of the SDK on a network server so that it accessed from multiple client workstations.

A client installation:

A standalone installation:

Note that the root for the client and server portions must be the same. For example, if the server SDK is in f:/prog/sdks/pcgeos, then the local working directory must look like c:/pcgeos/jdoe, where the two italicized components match. This applies to both standalone and client/server development. Typically, this root directory is "pcgeos", e.g. S:\PCGEOS. (For more information, see Directory Structure.)

Install perl.
If you do not have a perl interpreter, install the shareware copy provided by running pcgeos\bin\Pw32i302.exe or by clicking the "Perl Install" GEOS SDK Program Group icon. Leave checked the box to run install.bat after unzipping; reply "y" (the default) to the install options.
Verify that environment and registry variables have been properly set.
The modified environment variables are listed in Environment Configuration. You can modify registry variables with GeosSetup.exe, as described in Registry Configuration.
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