Hacking:Building/Windows
A developer can build and develop GIMP using Windows. One reason to do so is to fix any GIMP bugs specific to the Windows platform. However, there is already a package of GIMP for Windows (at: GIMP Windows installers by Jernej Simončič.). A GIMP debugger or developer would still need to submit patches to the GIMP development team.
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Building GIMP using MinGW
MinGW is an open source Linux environment for the Windows platform.
Partha discusses building GIMP for the Windows platform using MinGW.
Building GIMP using Microsoft tools
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Building GIMP plug-ins using Microsoft tools
How to build a GIMP plug-in with Visual Studio
Packaging third-party GIMP plug-ins for Windows
Users on the Windows and Mac OSX platforms expect software to be packaged in a self-installing file (an installer). Even though GIMP plugins (whether scripts in Python or Scheme, or executables in the C language) are relatively easy to install, you might want to package them using an installer such as Inno Setup.