From: "Dalvemg" <dalvemg AT mweb DOT co DOT za>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Windows ?
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:51:56 +0200
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I was just wondering what it takes to create a compiler, linker and
assembler, and whatever else you need for making windows 95 stuff. I don't
know much about programming (I'm still just learning C++), but many problems
are caused because people are using gnu stuff converted to windows. This not
only makes it more complex, but also brings up compatibility problems, like
with the platform sdk.... What would it take to create a new set of tools
designed in windows for windows, which would use all the microsoft libraries
and headers and stuff, being completely compatible, like MSVC++, yes you
lose the unix/linux side, but if you just want to make win32 stuff, it all
just gets in the way? Even Mingw32 comes with its own "modified" stuff.

This may be a really stupid question, but I was just curious why no one
makes a free genuine, windows development system? In a way it might actually
be easier to start clean than have all these problems...?

Just curious...