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How to compile Windrop 1.1.5

Download and install Cygwin, with the default base packages and the following additional packages:
-autoconf
-automake
-binutils
-gcc
-make
-patch

Make sure you are using the older TCL 8.0.4 binaries included with Cygwin and not a later version.

Download eggdrop 1.1.5 source code (395KB)

Download eggdrop 1.1.5 patch (29/03/2002)

Extract eggdrop source code
tar -zxf eggdrop1.1.5.tar.gz

Apply patch in the eggdrop source code directory
patch -p1 <  eggdrop1.1.5.patch

Connfigure the eggdrop source code
./configure

Make the modules and the eggdrop itself
make eggmod

Install the eggdrop
putegg C:/eggdrop

Copy Cygwin and TCL dll files to eggdrop directory
cp /bin/cygwin1.dll C:/eggdrop
cp/bin/cygtcl80.dll C:/eggdrop
cp /bin/cygtclpip80.dll C:/eggdrop

Copy the TCL libraries
mkdir C:/eggdrop/lib
cp -r /usr/share/tcl8.0 C:/eggdrop/lib