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You can build portable packages with Express Edition compilers. You just 

have to install the CRT package on the target machine.

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</orderedlist>
<section>
<title>Toolchain Package Alternatives</title>
<para>The official Wireshark 1.0.x releases are compiled using Microsoft
Visual C++ 6.0. The subsequent releases are compiled using
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1. Using the release compilers is recommended
for Wireshark development work. Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition SP1 may
be used for the development branch, but it cannot create PortableApps
or U3 packages.</para>
<para>However, you might already have a different Microsoft C
compiler installed. With the considerations listed below, it should
be possible to use it as well:</para>
<para>
The official Wireshark 1.4.x and 1.2.x releases are compiled using
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1. Past releases, including the 1.0 branch,
were compiled using Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0. Using the release
compilers is recommended for Wireshark development work. "Express
Edition" compilers such as Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition SP1 can be
used but any PortableApps or U3 packages you create will require the
installation of a separate Visual C++ Redistributable package. See
<quote><link linkend='msvc-runtime-redistributable' endterm='msvc-runtime-redistributable.title'/></quote>
below for more details.
</para>
<para>
However, you might already have a different Microsoft C++ compiler
installed. With the considerations listed below, it should be possible
to use it as well:
</para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="7">
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<title>link.exe (Linker)</title>
<para>XXX - add info here</para>
</section>
<section>
<title>C-Runtime "Redistributable" files</title>
<section id='msvc-runtime-redistributable'>
<title id='msvc-runtime-redistributable.title'>C-Runtime "Redistributable" Files</title>
<para>Please note: The following is not legal advice - ask
your preferred lawyer instead! It's the authors view, but
this view might be wrong!</para>