Port Unix C, makefile and shell cmd to Windows environment

[davyzhu]

shell makefile windows

Hello all,

I have download a C, makefile and shell cmd source code working in Unix environment. How to use them in Windows environment (I prefer the environment with GUI, but not something like cygwin)?
And please recommend some tools and tutorials on this subject, thanks!

Davy

 

[echo47]

I feel your pain.

Cygwin is one way. MinGW + MSYS is another way. Both can be frustrating, because small incompatibilites are difficult to debug in those messy makefile and configure scripts.

I use the MinGW C compiler all the time, but the MSYS shell environment I've used only once or twice.

http://www.mingw.org/
http://www.mingw.org/msys.shtml

Good luck. You'll need it!

It may be easier to write a new makefile that builds your project with a compiler that is more familiar to you.