Re: Plug-in development?

--- In gimpwin-users@..., Jernej Simončič
<jernej.listsonly@...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:27:46 -0000, Howard Larson wrote:
>
> > I wish to develop a plug-in build capability using MS Visual C++
> > Express.  I have tortoise svn and cvs, and cmake installed. I
have
> > found some dated info on setting up using MingW32. What packages
do I
> > need if I wish to use the MS tools?
>
> First, if you wish to use VS Express, you will have to use GIMP and
GTK+
> compiled with VS, such as the one offered by <http://gimp-
vs.sf.net/>,
> because the C runtime used by MinGW and the one used by newer
versions of
> VS aren't compatible.
>
> --
> < Jernej Simončič >< http://deepthought.ena.si/ >
> < Contact address: >< jernej simoncic at isg si >
>
One look at the gimp-vs site was enough to convince me I will need to
adopt the MinGW platform.  I shall start installing the tools.  In
the meantime, I would appreciate some tips on the neccessary
packgages to support plug-in development.