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-This current (CVS) version of the Win32 backend does *not* even
-compile properly. A zipfile with an older snapshot (from before the
-merge of the no-flicker branch, and the other recent additions), is
-available from http://www.gimp.org/win32/. That should be use by
-"production" code until this CVS version is useable. (But note, the
-Win32 backend has never been claimed to be "production quality",
-although it works OK for the GIMP.)
-

 The Win32 port of GTk+ is a work in progress, and not as stable or
 correct as the Unix/X11 version. For more information about the Win32
 port, see http://www.gimp.org/win32/ or
 http://www.iki.fi/tml/gimp/win32/ .
 
 The Win32 port of GTk+ is a work in progress, and not as stable or
 correct as the Unix/X11 version. For more information about the Win32
 port, see http://www.gimp.org/win32/ or
 http://www.iki.fi/tml/gimp/win32/ .
 

-To build GTk+ on Win32, you need either the Microsoft compiler and
-tools, or gcc-2.95 or later. The mingw setup of gcc is preferred, but
+This current (CVS) version of the Win32 backend does *not* necessarily
+even compile properly. A zipfile with an older snapshot (from before
+the merge of the no-flicker branch, and the other recent additions),
+is available from http://www.gimp.org/win32/. That should be used by
+"production" code until this CVS version is useable. (But note, the
+Win32 backend has never been claimed to be "production quality",
+although it works OK for the GIMP.)
+
+To build GTk+ on Win32, you need either gcc-2.95 or later, or the
+Microsoft compiler and tools. The mingw setup of gcc is preferred, but

 you can run gcc also under cygwin-b20.1 or later. Compile in
 you can run gcc also under cygwin-b20.1 or later. Compile in

-gdk\win32, gdk and gtk with `nmake -f makefile.msc` or `make -f
-makefile.cygwin`. The name makefile.cygwin is misleading, it should
-really be called makefile.mingw.
+gdk\win32, gdk and gtk with `make -f makefile.mingw` (gcc) or `nmake
+-f makefile.msc` (MSVC). The name makefile.mingw needs an explanation:
+It refers to the target, not the build environment. As build
+envíronment, only cygwin is tested. GNU Make is definitely needed.

 
 See the README.win32 file in the GLib distribution for instructions
 how to build with gcc.
 
 See the README.win32 file in the GLib distribution for instructions
 how to build with gcc.