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MSVC++ compiler setup

How to setup the free MS Visual C++ compiler as the standard compiler for the cygwin BASH shell:

Content:

• What downloads are necessary ?
• Change your cygwin.bat for environment variable setup!

Necessary Downloads (top)

First download and install the following tools:

• Cygwin of course ... ;) (for details check my Cygwin HowTo page)
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition - compiler, etc.
  
  • MS Silverlight Runtime

Changes in cygwin.bat (top)

To get the necessary environment settings in Cygwin, you have to change your cygwin.bat such that the system specific variable batch file is called. Check the $MSVS_HOME\VC\vcvarsall.bat for the correct file.

For instance using MSVS 9.0, add the vsvars32.bat call for a 32bit system:

@echo off

C:
chdir C:\

rem --- Set MSVC environment variables using the system specific vsvarsXXX.bat file 
call "%VS90COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat"

bash --rcfile C:\bashrc.ini -i