More modules we could use (all for MinGW / Windows): - - - - vasprintf For asprintf which we use all over the place. - gettext MinGW lacks <libintl.h> and any gettext function. I thought that gettextize was supposed to supply all the code needed to implement these? Anyhow, it doesn't seem to. - strndup & strsep Non-standard functions, used all over. - fcntl [LGPLv3] The gnulib one fixes all the flags which are missing from Windows - sys_stat As above, but for S_* (Unix modes) macros - readlink [LGPLv3] This explicitly acts as a substitute for this system call on MinGW, according to the documentation anyway. - poll Only applicable if we want to build libvirtd on Windows, which isn't very useful at the moment. - - - The above would fix about 80-90% of the porting problems with MinGW, enabling us to have a natively compiled Windows binary and DLL. All of the modules mentioned above are 'LGPLv2' except where mentioned. I haven't checked the dependencies in detail however. Rich. -- Emerging Technologies, Red Hat - http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/ Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 03798903