Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) It might be best to install the Windows SDK into the default directory, and if not that into one without capital letters in the path. You don't need to install samples or documentation (saves a lot of disk space). You can either mount the DVD with a suitable tool, burn it do a DVD or use tools like winrar or 7zip to extract files from the ISO file directly. This is either a DVD image or a net installer. It brings the Visual Studio 2008 C++ compiler with it. See below for setting up cygwin and the required packages. , 32bit version, minimum version: 1.5.10, preferred: current version] Windows 7 (recommended), Windows Vista, Windows XP If you have never used a Unix shell, you might want to take a look at the shell introduction at TLDP.Īdditionally to the general build requirements you need