[tech-install trimmed]

In article <199710062034.PAA05568@lotharon.endicor.com> you write:
> I got the code for netbsd from:
> ftp://ftp.op.net/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/tar_files/src/
> 
> So I have the code in the subfolders and I have the makefile.  Using a 
> unix system I guess I would just do a make all; but can someone tell me 
> how to compile it for my PC?

Unless you're a real glutton for punishment, install the binaries. From
then on you can build it under itself if you feel like. If you install
1.2.1, doing a source upgrade to -current shouldn't be too bad, and
there should be prewritten instructions floating around on how to do
that. Or, you could even wait a little bit for 1.3 and then start on
-current after that.

> Right now, I'm trying to port it into Visual C++ 5.0 (just because I'm 
> used to it)  if anyone has done this successfully; please let me know; 
> I'm having a hell of a time doing it.

Native compiling is by far the easiest route.  Cross-compiling from
another unixoid system is a bit of a job.  Trying to cross compile from
an MS platform is the most uh...  optimistic...  plan I've read in quite
some time :-)