C:\>cl.exe -DWIN32 -I"D:\Perl\lib\CORE" D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl56.lib -o interp.exe interp.c
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Standard Compiler Version 13.00.9466 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1984-2001. All rights reserved.

interp.c
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 7.00.9466
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

/out:interp.exe
/out:interp.exe
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl56.lib
interp.obj


# all is well but without the define......

C:\>cl.exe -I"D:\Perl\lib\CORE" D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl56.lib -o interp.exe interp.c
Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Standard Compiler Version 13.00.9466 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1984-2001. All rights reserved.

interp.c
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(803) : warning C4273: 'win32_strerror' : inconsistent dll linkage
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\dosish.h(111) : warning C4005: 'Stat' : macro redefinition
        d:\Perl\lib\CORE\win32.h(306) : see previous definition of 'Stat'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1754) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'perl_os_thread'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1754) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1755) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'perl_mutex'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1755) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1756) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'perl_cond'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1756) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1757) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'perl_key'
D:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(1757) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(2245) : warning C4273: 'win32_crypt' : inconsistent dll linkage
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\perl.h(2355) : warning C4273: 'win32_environ' : inconsistent dll linkage
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\perlvars.h(22) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'PL_thr_key'
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\perlvars.h(22) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\perlvars.h(39) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'PL_op_mutex'
d:\Perl\lib\CORE\perlvars.h(39) : error C2059: syntax error : ';'

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