Win32 version of Scribus

=Native version of Scribus for Win32 =

Status in short

 * There is no native version of Scribus for Windows, not yet :)
 * Windows port is work in progress, expect first test builds around the version 1.3.2 or 1.3.3
 * See the RFE 15 for more

Long description

 * Jean Ghali has been submitting a series of patches to improve win32 compatibility and MSVC++ support, with the goal of getting a full-featured win32 build. See this mailing list post and the thread it spawned under the title "Scribus compiled with msvc.net 2002 : let's start debugging".


 * The win32 support bug contains a list of related bugs and discussion that may be useful.

If you are a student though, you can get the whole Visual Studio 2003 (and 2005?) for $25 from As authorised by microsoft.
 * Since Jean is working on MS Visual Studio based builds, the Visual Studio Express Edition might be of interest to anybody who's interested in helping out. Specifically, you'd want the C++ beta. Note that according to the FAQ from Microsoft "Our plan is to offer the Express products for $49 per product when they are released." (Presumably US$).


 * You might also find the command line compiler tools useful.