> Cygwin gets you all the GNU build tools, in particular make, automake,
> autoconf, etc, not to forget gcc. I'd bet a small sum that at this
> point you could even dispense with VC++ and use gcc/mingw instead.
>
> But only a small sum ;-).
I'm sure I've seen folk asking "can I use GCC to build Moz on Win32" in
other forums, the standard answer being "many have tried, none have
succeeded".
Personally speaking, if I were starting off a big open-platform project I'd
design the build environment first, produce simple tools for it then make
sure that each supported platform got a native version of them (no foreign
shells, emulators, simulators, perambulators, etc). Then there'd be a
wrapper project for each of the major IDEs. This can be quite a big job in
itself, but it sure pays back later.
Don't wish to sound critical of the Moz build environment though, I am quite
impressed that it works at all given all the bits and peices needed, most of
which are foreign to Win32 (my work platform).
Cheers,
Chris.
