Neil J Mackie wrote:
>
> cannot find 'windows.h' which is included from 'platform.h' .
Download the Platform SDK from msdn.microsoft.com. It should be in there.
> 1) Generate a Makefile from the VC++7.1 IDE using the VC++7.1 project
> file
Barf. Generated Makefiles are un-debuggable. I said I'd accept
Makefiles into the distribution, but these generated ones don't count.
They need to be readable to normal humans.
> 2) Provide a distribution containing Windows binarys.
The only reason I do it on Linux is because of the way package systems
work. On Windows, you'll be including the DLL with your program. (Or
you would, if building a DLL were possible....still some gold stars to
be had here, guys.)
> SURELY there is someone on this list who has the full VC++ 7.1 IDE
> and can generate a Makefile or binary and make it available?
Can. Won't.