Actually I only got smoke up and running over the last week. There were some issues with the smoke framework under win32 and I worked with Abe to get them resolved. Theres no question that getting smoking running on win32 is/was non-trivial and underdocumented. Since there are only two or three people doing it there hasnt been a lot of testing. However I now smoke daily on win32 so ill be keeping an eye on the process. And Abe is quite responsive to issues with smoke so if issues come up they are addressed fairly quickly.

I agree with you btw, its not an easy process to do without somebody to hold your hand. It would be a real benefit to the community if you converted my quick review here into a proper pod document for doing smokes on win32. In fact the smoke documentation could do with a HOWTO or something that runs through the full process. Currently most of the explanations are scattered through various files and its not so clear how to procede.

Please note I updated the first paragraph of my post, and added one to the bottom. If any issues come up with the process why not email me about it and ill see what i can do to help you out.