patch with build fixes

Patch looks ok. Use keywords field instead of whiteboard for "patch" please, bugzilla has a special meaning for that field.

Patch looks good, so this is only about nit picking.

+#Check operating system

There's no need for that comment, the code makes it pretty clear.

+AC_MSG_CHECKING([operating system])

Please use AC_MSG_CHECKING([for operating system])

+case "$host" in
+ *-*-*mingw*|*-*-*cygwin*)
+ platform=win32
+ AC_MSG_RESULT($platform)
+ ;;
+ *)
+ platform=linux/other

Let's call that platform "generic" please.

+ AC_MSG_RESULT($platform)
+ ;;
+esac

Let's just have one AC_MSG_RESULT after the switch please.

+AM_CONDITIONAL([WINDOWS], [test "$platform" = "win32"]

Please call that conditional PLATFORM_WINDOWS or OS_WINDOWS.

+if test "$platform" = "win32"
+then

Please stick to the formatting: "if foo; then" on a single line

Thanks

patch updated, and re tested on linux and windows.

Patch is not rebased since fdo is down :(. if it conflicts really badly please reassign it to me, I'll be happy to resolve the conflicts.

Thanks kindly

commit 2916018392df240d98fe00dc9e1c08b2547aeb5f
Author: Siraj Razick <siraj.razick@collabora.co.uk>
Date:   Tue Jan 3 20:59:36 2012 -0500

    Build fixes for Mingw32
    
    These changes enables us to cross-compile ytstenut-glib for windows
    with mingw32.