so I will download Strawberry 32 bit this weekend and start from the beginning

The G::O::I build should then work for you, using the binaries you already have.
Just make sure you use those same binaries to build the Glib module (which is a pre-requisite for G::O::I). I was using a Glib module that had been built against different binaries - when I rebuilt Glib-1.301 against the same binaries most of my problems with G::O::I disappeared.

The only problem I now have (afaik) is that the typelib files are not being found by default, and I have to use the search_path option (mentioned near the beginning of the G::O::I docs) in order that they are found.
Of course, the test suites for both G::O::I and Gtk assume that the typelib files will be found ... and hence, the tests still fail for me.

When I find out how to properly handle these typelib files, I expect both G::O::I and Gtk3 to build, test, and install just fine.

BTW, when I build Glib-1.301, some of the tests fail. I just ignore those failures and install the module anyway.

Cheers,
Rob

Update: Found it: 
set GI_TYPELIB_PATH=C:\usr\local\lib\girepository-1.0

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Dunno why they have to keep that such a closely guarded secret.
Anyway, with that in place, G::O::I-0.020 builds, tests and installs fine.
*I* still have some issues because I pretty much need to rebuild Cairo against the same binaries that I used for G::O::I .... for the same reason that I needed to re-build Glib.
But you should be right.

In reply to Re^10: Gtk3 Install Problems by syphilis
in thread Gtk3 Install Problems by drdon

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