Modular build using mingw to cross-compile for server Xming

[Colin Harrison]

Hi,

I'm trying to swim in the deep end on a cross-compile server modular build.

I build the monolith (config mingw.cf) 
make World CROSSCOMPILEDIR=/usr/local/cross-tools/i386-mingw32msvc/bin
for .DLL's libraries and the Xming server and xkbcomp (i.e. built on Linux,
ported to MS Windows)

and have been following the guide on
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide#head-d612609135ac46c
ee9580538eb410c96842700db
to attempt a modular build

All build tools are MinGW, as in
export PATH=/usr/local/cross-tools/i386-mingw32msvc/bin:$PATH

I hit loads of problems, but know its gonna be painful and/or fun (details
are probably superfluous at this stage)

Fundamental questions:-

1) I assume I should be running ./configure --host=mingw32, some packages
are OK with this, some are not?
2) I want .DLL's from the libraries but only get .a's?
3) It looks as if the Win32 port has been anticipated? any good URL's or
pointers will help.
4) Xming shares the same code base as Cygwin/X, has anyone attempted
building modular for Cygwin/X?

Thanks

Colin Harrison