From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Apr 10 18:46:18 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 947AE16A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:46:18 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from mail.orbweavers.co.uk (213-152-38-100.dsl.eclipse.net.uk
	[213.152.38.100])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B8CB43D39
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:46:17 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from martinmcc@orbweavers.co.uk)
Received: from [192.168.16.200] (unknown [192.168.16.200])
	by mail.orbweavers.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91CDDB242B
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:46:16 +0100 (BST)
From: martinmcc@orbweavers.co.uk
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:46:16 +0100
User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2
References: <817133105.20050410190009@wanadoo.fr>
In-Reply-To: <817133105.20050410190009@wanadoo.fr>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
Message-Id: <200504101946.16649.martinmcc@orbweavers.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Cross-development of Windows 32-bit applications under FreeBSD?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:46:18 -0000

On Sunday 10 April 2005 18:00, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> Is it possible to develop and build native Windows 32-bit applications
> under FreeBSD, using only command-line tools like gcc and other
> open-source components?

djgpp is a port of gcc which can compile dos exucatables, from the site 

"Yes, I know Windows is "the wave of the future", but I don't like it, so I 
don't support it. DJGPP is for making DOS programs, and if you can convince 
it to make a Windows program, good for you." 

how easy it would be to make windows executables I don't know. 

I would reckon your best bet would be to use something like lcc with some 
windows emulation, since you are going to want to test and debug it too. Even 
with that, I would feel very uncomfortable producing a windows program that I 
hadn't tested  on a pure windows system. 

Cheers, 
Martin