GNADE samples on windows (cygwin)

[mark_doherty@yahoo.co.uk (Mark Doherty)]

Initially, under xp, I tried Gnat 3.15p and GNADE 1.5.3a but had too
many problems (linker options referring to /usr/...) so I decided to
use cygwin.

Under cygwin I have installed gcc 3.3.3 and GNADE. 

I am trying to build the mysql sample but it does not recognise that
mysql (and other databases) are installed on the PC, because
presumably they were not loaded under cygwin.

Do I have to install, from sources, everything that cygwin does not
automatically include (GCC)?

If so is there any compatibility issues with different versions of
products?

Further, are there issues about shared libraries / DLLs that I will
come across.

Out of interest, why does cygwin not include all these products?

Does anybody have a step-by-step guide to install and run all the
GNADE samples under windows (xp)?

I have already made attempts to read the GNADE documentation but it is
still not clear to me, albeit is not for the GNADE documentation to
document how to install mysql etc on cygwin.

Thanx Mark.