From: Warren Young
Date: April 20 2005 5:34pm
Subject: Re: Compiling library in Windows
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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.