Jean Michel Courivaud wrote: > why do I need microsoft VC++ ? Because that was the compiler initially used and nobody has finished the work to port to GCC. Even if that was done, it's not clear if that port would be maintained.
The bug report for compiling with GCC is http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134113 > Isn't it possible to compile it just with gcc? No. > Why does all my try to cvs after retrieving the tarball failed? No idea, sorry :) > Did I compile it the "best" way? using cl etc...(i'm really unsure) You must have MS Visual C++, as mentioned above. > What is cl ??? MS VisualC++ Compiler. Not the Preprocessor. > if msvc stands for "use the microsoft compiler" i'm in troubles... I > want to use cygwin gcc! You can't. At least not yet. PS: You need not update the source after downloading the tarball... unless you really want the latest version...
