Minimal setup to build apps from source?

[Monte Cabet]

I know Cygwin is not Linux, it's the stepping stone bringing some of the 
finest programs made to a platform where games are still possible! Since 
struggling with Cygwin, I've learned a few things that would surely be 
useful in Linux.

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