Build Mapserver (Win32)

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Build Mapserver and Mapscript for Win32

by Volker Grabsch

Introduction

When you need to build Mapserver/Mapscript for Windows, you'll see that many sites describe how to compile it with Visual C++. However, Mapserver is free software and depends only on free software. It is perfectly possible to compile Mapserver and all needed libraries with GCC. When you use a cross compiler, you don't even need to use Windows. You can compile Win32 binaries on any operating system that is supported by the GCC.

The sub pages explain how to compile Mapserver in typical GCC environments:

• Build Mapserver with Cygwin (Windows)
• Build Mapserver with MinGW (Windows)
• Build Mapserver with a MinGW cross compiler (many Unix systems)

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