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===Requirements===
===Requirements===
On a personal level:
* Perseverance
* A high tolerance of failure -- your initial attempts a compiling are almost certain to fail, so you will need to gradually figure out whether there are missing pieces or what needs to be modified in the source for the Windows environment.
Aside from the Scribus source, there are components that you will need on your Windows system in order to begin to tackle this project.  
Aside from the Scribus source, there are components that you will need on your Windows system in order to begin to tackle this project.  
* A compiler
* A compiler
* GDI+
* GDI+

Revision as of 13:43, 25 September 2007

This page is a work in progress, so be patient until enough information is accumulated to allow you to proceed -- if you feel like going down this difficult path.

There is a good chance you don't want to do this, given its complexity. Given that this nonetheless is a recurring question, this page will attempt to give some guidance and explanation of the process.

Requirements

On a personal level:

  • Perseverance
  • A high tolerance of failure -- your initial attempts a compiling are almost certain to fail, so you will need to gradually figure out whether there are missing pieces or what needs to be modified in the source for the Windows environment.

Aside from the Scribus source, there are components that you will need on your Windows system in order to begin to tackle this project.

  • A compiler
  • GDI+