The src/test/test_util.c doesn't compile with MSVC (CL ver. 16.00.30319.01). It doesn't like the "#ifdef 0" construct, but the whole chunk should be enabled with some modifications IMHO. 'path_is_relative()' doesn't handle the "http:\\dir" case though. Why should it? Besides 'expand_filename()' isn't for Windows. I suggest this patch: --- Git-latest\src\test\test_util.c Fri Apr 06 22:45:14 2012 +++ src\test\test_util.c Thu Apr 26 08:59:18 2012 @@ -1526,10 +1526,6 @@ /* Windows */ #ifdef MS_WINDOWS - /* I don't have Windows so I can't test this, hence the "#ifdef - 0". These are tests that look useful, so please try to get them - running and uncomment if it all works as it should */ -#ifdef 0 test_eq(1, path_is_relative("dir")); test_eq(1, path_is_relative("dir\\")); test_eq(1, path_is_relative("dir\\a:")); @@ -1538,8 +1534,7 @@ test_eq(0, path_is_relative("\\dir")); test_eq(0, path_is_relative("a:\\dir")); test_eq(0, path_is_relative("z:\\dir")); - test_eq(0, path_is_relative("http:\\dir")); -#endif + test_eq(1, path_is_relative("http:\\dir")); /* path_is_relative() doesn't test for such */ #endif done: @@ -2887,7 +2882,9 @@ UTIL_LEGACY(config_line_quotes), UTIL_LEGACY(config_line_comment_character), UTIL_LEGACY(config_line_escaped_content), +#ifndef MS_WINDOWS UTIL_LEGACY(expand_filename), +#endif UTIL_LEGACY(strmisc), UTIL_LEGACY(pow2), UTIL_LEGACY(gzip), With the above, test/test.exe now says: util/path_is_relative: OK --gv