diff --git a/docs/FAQ b/docs/FAQ index b3035eea5..860815341 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ +++ b/docs/FAQ @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ FAQ 2.2 Does curl work/build with other SSL libraries? 2.3 Where can I find a copy of LIBEAY32.DLL? 2.4 Does curl support SOCKS (RFC 1928) ? + 2.5 Install libcurl for both 32bit and 64bit? 3. Usage Problems 3.1 curl: (1) SSL is disabled, https: not supported @@ -464,6 +465,32 @@ FAQ Yes, SOCKS 4 and 5 are supported. + 2.5 Install libcurl for both 32bit and 64bit? + + In curl's configure procedure one of the regular include files get created + with platform specific information. The file 'curl/curlbuild.h' in the + installed libcurl file tree is therefore somewhat tied to that particular + platform. + + To allow applications to get built for either 32bit or 64bit you need to + install libcurl headers for both setups and unfortunately curl doesn't do + this automatically. + + A commonly used procedure is this: + + $ ./configure [32bit platform] + $ mv curl/curlbuild.h curl/curlbuild-32bit.h + $ ./configure [64bit platform] + $ mv curl/curlbuild.h curl/curlbuild-64bit.h + + Then you make a toplevel curl/curlbuild.h replacement that only does this: + + #ifdef IS_32BIT + #include "curlbuild-32bit.h" + else + #include "curlbuild-64bit.h" + #endif + 3. Usage problems