> C/C++ precompiler package on Windows? Currently the only 
> supported compiler
> for Windows is Microsoft MSVC. As I'm sure you are aware this 
> compiler is
> unlikely to be enhanced any further by Microsoft (they have 
> .NET now) and
> is very expensive (especially for an Open Source product like
> SapDB).

About $100, as the entry version is really sufficient.

> So I was wondering what the likelyhood was of the precompiler 
> being modified
> to support GNU C/C++ on Windows platforms?

There were a few tests with other compilers on windows, see
http://sapdb.2scale.net/moin.cgi/PrecompilerOnWindows. 
The problems don't seem unsurmountable, so if anyone is willing to spend
the time to sort it out ...

Building the whole SAP DB using gcc on Windows is a different matter 
and will require a major effort.

Daniel Dittmar

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Daniel Dittmar
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