Basically, I don't want Cygwin and I don't want to use a build process that is dependant upon other parts of my installed and working system for it's operation.

I have tried to use the --ask switch to bypass the automated (and incorrect) detection of the build tools I wish to use, and would like a little help in working my way through the existing build process in order to construct a standard makefile. I have been trying to track my way through the existing build process, but am finding this to be an extremely difficult thing to do and hope that someone who is familiar with it will be able to guide me.

For example: What is the route of the dependancy tree. The obvious starting place is the file in the root of the build directories parrot.c, but all this does is include parrot.h. This is further complicated by the precence of other source files in this same directory which apparently are not directly a part of the parrot binary such as jit.c

I realise that the JIT and several other subprojects are related, but I can find no clear delineation between the sub-projects nor any simple roadmap of the dependancies of any given source file.