Index: parrot-svn/config/gen/makefiles/dynpmc_pl.in
===================================================================
--- parrot-svn.orig/config/gen/makefiles/dynpmc_pl.in	2009-02-11 10:16:04.140625000 +0100
+++ parrot-svn/config/gen/makefiles/dynpmc_pl.in	2009-02-11 15:42:10.984375000 +0100
@@ -85,14 +85,6 @@
         $extraLibs =~ s/blib/..\\blib/g;
         $extraLibs =~ s/\Q$(A)\E/.lib/g;
         $liblist .= ' ' . $extraLibs;
-
-        # Also note that we may need to look in the Parrot blib directory.
-        if ($CC =~ /gcc/i) {
-            $liblist .= qq{ -Wl,-L "@build_dir@/blib/lib"};
-        }
-        else {
-            $liblist .= qq{ /LIBPATH:"@build_dir@/blib/lib"};
-        }
     }
     else {
         $liblist = join( ' ', map { "-l$_" } keys %$libs );
Index: parrot-svn/config/gen/makefiles/root.in
===================================================================
--- parrot-svn.orig/config/gen/makefiles/root.in	2009-02-11 10:25:30.734375000 +0100
+++ parrot-svn/config/gen/makefiles/root.in	2009-02-11 15:42:11.984375000 +0100
@@ -479,8 +479,10 @@
 # Libraries
 LIBPARROT_STATIC    = @blib_dir@/@libparrot_static@
 #IF(darwin):export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH := @blib_dir@:$(DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH)
-#IF(win32):LIBPARROT_SHARED  = @libparrot_shared@
+#IF(win32 or cygwin):LIBPARROT_SHARED  = @libparrot_shared@
 #ELSE:LIBPARROT_SHARED  = @blib_dir@/@libparrot_shared@
+#IF(win32):IMPORTLIB           = @blib_dir@/libparrot.lib
+#ELSIF(cygwin):IMPORTLIB           = @blib_dir@/libparrot.dll.a
 
 # This line controls whether a static or shared library is built
 LIBPARROT           = @libparrot@
@@ -848,8 +850,9 @@
 $(LIBPARROT_SHARED) : $(O_FILES)
 	$(MKPATH) @blib_dir@
 	$(LD) $(LD_SHARE_FLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) @ld_out@$@ @libparrot_soname@ \
-#IF(cygwin):		-Wl,--out-implib=libparrot.dll.a \
-#IF(win32 and cc==gcc):		-Wl,--out-implib=libparrot.lib \
+#IF(cygwin):		-Wl,--out-implib=$(IMPORTLIB) \
+#IF(win32 and cc==gcc):		-Wl,--out-implib=$(IMPORTLIB) \
+#IF(win32 and cc==cl):		-implib:$(IMPORTLIB) \
 		$(O_FILES) $(C_LIBS) $(ICU_SHARED)
 #IF(win32):	if exist $@.manifest mt.exe -nologo -manifest $@.manifest -outputresource:$@;2
 #IF(libparrot_shared_alias):	( cd @blib_dir@ ; ln -sf @libparrot_shared@ @libparrot_shared_alias@ )
@@ -1587,13 +1590,16 @@
     $(PARROT) \
     $(MINIPARROT) \
     $(LIBPARROT) \
+    $(IMPORTLIB) \
     $(INSTALLABLEPARROT) \
     $(INSTALLABLEDIS) \
     $(INSTALLABLEPDUMP) \
     $(INSTALLABLEPINFO) \
     $(INSTALLABLEPBCMERGE) \
     $(INSTALLABLEPDB) \
+    $(INSTALLABLECONFIG) \
     pbc_to_exe.pbc pbc_to_exe.c pbc_to_exe$(O) pbc_to_exe$(EXE) \
+    parrot_config$(O) parrot_config.pbc parrot_config.c parrot_config$(EXE) \
     $(IMCC_DIR)/main$(O) \
     $(PDUMP) $(SRC_DIR)/pbc_dump$(O) $(SRC_DIR)/packdump$(O) \
     $(SRC_DIR)/pbc_info$(O) $(PINFO) \
@@ -1664,12 +1670,12 @@
 	$(RM_F) \
     "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*$(LOAD_EXT)" \
     "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*$(SHARE_EXT)" \
-    "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.lib" \
-    "*.pdb" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.pdb" \
-    "*.ilk" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.ilk" \
-    "*.exp" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.exp" \
-    "*.def" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.def" \
-    "*.manifest" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.manifest"
+#IF(win32):    "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.lib" \
+#IF(win32):    "*.pdb" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.pdb" \
+#IF(win32):    "*.ilk" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.ilk" \
+#IF(win32):    "*.exp" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.exp" \
+#IF(win32):    "*.def" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.def" \
+#IF(win32):    "*.manifest" "$(DYNEXT_DIR)/*.manifest"
 
 # Remove files generated by the test suite
 # XXX Is there a danger of too long command lines in the $(RM_F) commands,
@@ -1681,21 +1687,21 @@
     "t/compilers/*/*.pbc" \
     "t/compilers/*/*_pbcexe*" \
     "t/compilers/*/*.pir" \
-    "t/compilers/*/*.stabs.s"
+#IF(!win32):    "t/compilers/*/*.stabs.s"
 	$(RM_F) \
     "t/compilers/*/*/*.out" \
     "t/compilers/*/*/*.pasm" \
     "t/compilers/*/*/*.pbc" \
     "t/compilers/*/*/*_pbcexe*" \
     "t/compilers/*/*/*.pir" \
-    "t/compilers/*/*/*.stabs.s"
+#IF(!win32):    "t/compilers/*/*/*.stabs.s"
 	$(RM_F) \
     "t/*/*$(O)" \
     "t/*/*.out" \
     "t/*/*.pasm" \
     "t/*/*_pbcexe*" \
     "t/*/*.pir" \
-    "t/*/*.stabs.s"
+#IF(!win32):    "t/*/*.stabs.s"
 	$(RM_F) \
     "t/library/*.pbc" \
     "t/dynoplibs/*.pbc" \
@@ -1706,8 +1712,8 @@
     "t/tools/*.pbc"
 	$(RM_F) \
     "t/src/*.c" \
-    "t/src/*.pdb" \
-    "t/src/*.manifest"
+#IF(win32):    "t/src/*.pdb" \
+#IF(win32):    "t/src/*.manifest"
 	$(RM_F) \
      "t/tools/pmc2c.t_*" \
      "t/tools/pmc2c.pmc_t_*" \
@@ -1715,6 +1721,7 @@
 	$(RM_F) \
      "test$(EXE)" \
      "test.*"
+#IF(cygwin or (win32 and cc==gcc)):     $(RM_F) *.exe.stackdump
 	$(RM_F) \
      "parrot_test_run.tar.gz"
 
Index: parrot-svn/config/init/hints/mswin32.pm
===================================================================
--- parrot-svn.orig/config/init/hints/mswin32.pm	2009-02-11 10:16:04.161625000 +0100
+++ parrot-svn/config/init/hints/mswin32.pm	2009-02-11 15:42:12.296875000 +0100
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
             ld_out              => '-out:',
             ldflags             => '-nologo -nodefaultlib',
             libs                => 'kernel32.lib ws2_32.lib msvcrt.lib oldnames.lib ',
-            libparrot_static    => 'libparrot' . $conf->data->get('a'),
             libparrot_shared    => 'libparrot$(SHARE_EXT)',
+            libparrot_ldflags   => "-libpath:\"$build_dir\\blib\\lib\" libparrot.lib",
             ar_flags            => '',
             ar_out              => '-out:',
             slash               => '\\',
@@ -103,7 +103,14 @@
 
         # If we are building shared, need to include dynamic libparrot.lib, otherwise
         # the static libparrot.lib.
-        $conf->data->set( libparrot_ldflags   => "\"$build_dir\\libparrot.lib\"" );
+        if ($conf->data->get('parrot_is_shared')) {
+            $conf->data->set( has_static_linking => 0,
+                              libparrot_static    => 'blib\\lib\\libparrots' . $conf->data->get('a'));
+        }
+        else {
+            $conf->data->set( has_dynamic_linking => 0,
+                              libparrot_static    => 'blib\\lib\\libparrot' . $conf->data->get('a'));
+        }
 
         # 'link' needs to be link.exe, not cl.exe.
         # This makes 'link' and 'ld' the same.