diff -r a7ddf89e20e3 -r bea9c6bb6a90 ProjectBuilder.st
--- a/ProjectBuilder.st	Wed Sep 05 20:30:07 2012 +0200
+++ b/ProjectBuilder.st	Thu Sep 06 20:59:03 2012 +0200
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Object subclass:#ProjectBuilder
 	instanceVariableNames:'package projectDefinitionClass sourceCodeManager buildDirectory
 		myWorkingDirectory mySTXTopDirectory myTopDirectory outputStream
-		makeExeOnly usedCompiler'
+		makeExeOnly usedCompiler stdOut stdErr'
 	classVariableNames:'PreviousBuildDirectory'
 	poolDictionaries:''
 	category:'System-Support-Projects'
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@
         ^ compiler
     ].
 
-    OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike ifTrue:[
-        ^ 'bcc'
-    ].
-    ^ 'gcc'
+    ^ OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike 
+        ifTrue:[ 'bcc' ]
+        ifFalse:[ 'gcc' ]
 
     "Created: / 21-01-2012 / 14:06:51 / cg"
 !
@@ -93,13 +92,45 @@
 listOfPossibleCompilers
     OperatingSystem isMSWINDOWSlike ifTrue:[
         OperatingSystem getLoginName = 'cg' ifTrue:[
-            ^ #('bcc' 'vc' 'lcc' 'tcc' 'mingw'  )
+            ^ #(
+                'bcc'   "/ OK
+                'vc'    "/ almost OK
+                'lcc'   "/ experimental, but only free for non-commercial work
+                'tcc'   "/ experimental; limited but free
+                'mingw' "/ experimental; free
+             )
         ].
-        ^ #('bcc' 'vc' 'lcc'  )
+        ^ #('bcc' 'vc' "'lcc' 'mingw'" )
     ].
     ^ #('gcc')
 
     "Created: / 21-01-2012 / 14:04:15 / cg"
+!
+
+suiteNameOfCompiler:usedCompiler
+    usedCompiler = 'bcc' ifTrue:[
+        ^ 'Borland C-Compiler'.
+    ].
+    usedCompiler = 'vc' ifTrue:[
+        ^ 'Microsoft Visual C C-Compiler'.
+    ].
+    usedCompiler = 'lcc' ifTrue:[
+        ^ 'LCC C-Compiler'.
+    ].
+    usedCompiler = 'tcc' ifTrue:[
+        ^ 'Tiny C-Compiler'.
+    ].
+    usedCompiler = 'gcc' ifTrue:[
+        ^ 'GNU C-Compiler'.
+    ].
+    usedCompiler = 'mingw' ifTrue:[
+        ^ 'MINGW GNU C-Compiler'.
+    ].
+    self halt:'unknown compiler'.
+
+    ^ 'C-Compiler'.
+
+    "Created: / 06-09-2012 / 15:58:33 / cg"
 ! !
 
 !ProjectBuilder methodsFor:'accessing'!
@@ -158,24 +189,24 @@
     "/ intermediate - this will move into a commonly used utility class
     "/ (where all the project code support will be collected).
 
-    |stdOut stdErr lock|
+    |lock|
 
     lock := Semaphore forMutualExclusion.
 
     stdErr := ActorStream new
                     nextPutBlock:[:char |
                         lock critical:[
-                            makeOutput emphasis:{#backgroundColor->Color red. #color->Color white.}.
-                            makeOutput nextPut:char.
-                            makeOutput emphasis:nil.
+                            makeOutput 
+                                withEmphasis:{#backgroundColor->Color red. #color->Color white.}
+                                do:[makeOutput nextPut:char].
                         ]
                     ];
                     nextPutAllBlock:[:string |
                         lock critical:[          
                             "/ (string includesString:'das Ziel' )ifTrue:[self halt].
-                            makeOutput emphasis:{#backgroundColor->Color red. #color->Color white.}.
-                            makeOutput nextPutAll:string.
-                            makeOutput emphasis:nil.
+                            makeOutput
+                                withEmphasis:{#backgroundColor->Color red. #color->Color white.}
+                                do:[makeOutput nextPutAll:string].
                         ]
                     ].
     stdOut := ActorStream new
@@ -193,7 +224,7 @@
 
     self buildWithOutputTo:stdOut errorTo:stdErr.
 
-    "Modified: / 21-01-2012 / 13:49:13 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 06-09-2012 / 16:15:50 / cg"
 !
 
 buildWithOutputTo:stdOut errorTo:stdErr
@@ -309,8 +340,22 @@
             (dllSourceDir / objDirSource / (libraryName, '.dll')) exists ifFalse:[
                 alternativeObjDirSource := self objDirForUsedCompiler:'vc'.
                 (dllSourceDir / alternativeObjDirSource / (libraryName, '.dll')) exists ifTrue:[
-                    objDirSource := alternativeObjDirSource
-                ]
+                    objDirSource := alternativeObjDirSource.
+                    stdErr nextPutLine:(('Warning: using alternative %1 from %2 (%3 version)...' 
+                                                bindWith:libraryName 
+                                                with:alternativeObjDirSource 
+                                                with:(self class suiteNameOfCompiler:'vc'))
+                                            emphasizeAllWith:(#color -> Color red darkened)).
+                ] ifFalse:[
+                    alternativeObjDirSource := self objDirForUsedCompiler:'bcc'.
+                    (dllSourceDir / alternativeObjDirSource / (libraryName, '.dll')) exists ifTrue:[
+                        objDirSource := alternativeObjDirSource.
+                        stdErr nextPutLine:('Warning: using alternative %1 from %2 (%3 version)...' 
+                                    bindWith:libraryName 
+                                    with:alternativeObjDirSource 
+                                    with:(self class suiteNameOfCompiler:'bcc')).
+                    ]
+                ].
             ].
 
 "/            dllRelativePath := objDir,'/',(libraryName,'.dll').
@@ -340,7 +385,7 @@
         ].
     ].
 
-    "Modified: / 05-09-2012 / 08:27:07 / cg"
+    "Modified: / 06-09-2012 / 16:19:29 / cg"
 !
 
 copyDirectory:relativepath
@@ -788,10 +833,10 @@
         ^ 'tccmake'. "/ compilerFlag := '-DUSELCC' 
     ].
     usedCompiler = 'gcc' ifTrue:[ 
-        ^ 'make'. 
+        ^ 'make'.       "/ compilerFlag := '-DUSEGCC' 
     ].
     usedCompiler = 'mingw' ifTrue:[ 
-        ^ 'mingwmake'. 
+        ^ 'mingwmake'.  "/ compilerFlag := '-DUSEMINGW' 
     ].
     self error:'unknown compiler specified'.
 
@@ -813,44 +858,49 @@
     "/ makeCommand := makeCommand, ' TOP=', mySTXTopDirectory pathName.
 
     OperatingSystem isUNIXlike ifTrue:[
+        "/ generate the makefile first
         OperatingSystem
             executeCommand:('sh %1/rules/stmkmf' bindWith:mySTXTopDirectory pathName)
             inputFrom:nil
             outputTo:stdOut
             errorTo:stdErr
             inDirectory:(buildDirectory / module / directory)
-            onError:[:status| self error:'make failed'].
+            onError:[:status | self error:'make failed'].
     ].
 
     projectDefinitionClass isLibraryDefinition ifTrue:[
+        "/ generate the library
         OperatingSystem
             executeCommand:(makeCommand,' classLibRule')
             inputFrom:nil
             outputTo:stdOut
             errorTo:stdErr
             inDirectory:(buildDirectory / module / directory)
-            onError:[:status| self error:'make failed'].
+            onError:[:status | self error:'make failed'].
     ] ifFalse:[
         OperatingSystem
+            "/ generate the executable
             executeCommand:(makeCommand,' exe')
             inputFrom:nil
             outputTo:stdOut
             errorTo:stdErr
             inDirectory:(buildDirectory / module / directory)
-            onError:[:status| self error:'make failed'].
+            onError:[:status | self error:'make failed'].
 
         (makeExeOnly ? false) ifFalse:[
+            "/ generate the self-installable package
             OperatingSystem
                 executeCommand:(makeCommand,' setup')
                 inputFrom:nil
                 outputTo:stdOut
                 errorTo:stdErr
                 inDirectory:(buildDirectory / module / directory)
-                onError:[:status| self error:'make failed'].
+                onError:[:status | self error:'make failed'].
         ]
     ]
 
     "Modified: / 03-09-2012 / 19:47:15 / cg"
+    "Modified (comment): / 06-09-2012 / 16:22:38 / cg"
 !
 
 objDirForUsedCompiler