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==Downloaded And Installed The Tools==
*Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET 2003® (C++ module is needed mainly). It's available from [http://acs.senecac.on.ca/pages/download.php ACS] -- [http://sonic.senecac.on.ca/download/getfile.php?username=sfernan2&filename=MSDN/2072.2.ISO Pre-requesite Disc)], [http://sonic.senecac.on.ca/download/getfile.php?username=sfernan2&filename=MSDN/2070.ISO Disc 1], [http://sonic.senecac.on.ca/download/getfile.php?username=sfernan2&filename=MSDN/2071.ISO Disc 2]*[http://www.rarlabs.com WinRar] to extract several archive files
*[ftp://ftp.cygwin.com/pub/cygwin/setup.exe Cygwin] | [http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Windows_Build_Prerequisites#GNU_Tools_for_Microsoft_Windows_.28Cygwin.29 More Info] | [http://www.cygwin.com Cygwin Main Website]
* grep -- text search tool (Base category)
* libiconv -- character set conversion (Devel category)
* make -- dependency analyzer for software builds (Devel category) (not mandatory if the version is 3.81-- we need 3.80)
* patchutils -- a small collection of programs that operate on patch files (Devel category)
* perl -- a scripting language used to control parts of the build (Interpreters category)