So I gave up with compiling Blender with Cygwin, and I am now trying to do it with Scons and MinGW as is shown here:
http://mpan3.homeip.net/?compileblender2
But I am still running to errors (different ones this time). Here is what has shown up in the console (I included my commands as well):
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Egan>cd Build\blender
C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Build\blender>scons BF_TOOLSET=mingw BF_BUILDDIR=
"C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Files\Install" -j2
scons: Reading SConscript files ...
Command-line arguments
BF_TOOLSET = mingw
BF_BUILDDIR = C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Files\Install
Command-line targets
No targets given, using default
Using mingw
Using config file: config\win32-mingw-config.py
Using config file: user-config.py
Building in C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Files\Install\
Configuring library bf_soundsystem
Configuring library bf_string
Configuring library bf_ghost
Configuring library bf_guardedalloc
Configuring library bf_bmfont
Configuring library bf_moto
Configuring library blender_CTR
Configuring library bf_memutil
Configuring library bf_decimation
Configuring library blender_IK
Configuring library blender_bop
Configuring library blender_ONL
Configuring library bf_elbeem
Configuring library blender_BSP
Configuring library extern_qhull
Configuring library extern_solid
Configuring library extern_bullet2linmath
Configuring library extern_bullet2dynamics
Configuring library extern_bullet2collision
Configuring library extern_ftgl
Configuring library bf_avi
Configuring library bf_blenkernel
Configuring library bf_blenlib
Configuring library bf_blenloader
Configuring library bf_blenpluginapi
Configuring library bf_imbuf
Configuring library bf_cineon
Configuring library bf_dna
Configuring library blender_python
Configuring library blender_radiosity
Configuring library bf_readblenfile
Configuring library blender_render
Configuring library src
Configuring library nodes
Configuring library bf_yafray
Configuring library bf_ftfont
Configuring library bf_dds
Configuring library bf_openexr
Configuring library bf_kernel
Configuring library blender_creator
Configuring library bf_bloutines
Configuring library bf_converter
Configuring library bf_expressions
Configuring library bf_logic
Configuring library bf_ketsji
Configuring library kx_network
Configuring library bf_ngnetwork
Configuring library bf_loopbacknetwork
Configuring library bf_common
Configuring library bf_dummy
Configuring library bf_rasterizer
Configuring library bf_oglrasterizer
Configuring library bf_scenegraph
Configuring library bf_bullet
Configuring library bf_sumo
Configuring resource winresource
Configuring program blender
scons: done reading SConscript files.
scons: Building targets ...
Compiling ==> 'SND_DummyDevice.cpp'
Compiling ==> 'SND_AudioDevice.cpp'
scons: *** [C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Files\Install\intern\SoundSystem\dumm
y\SND_DummyDevice.o] Exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Taskmaster.py", line 194, in execute
self.targets[0].build()
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Node\__init__.py", line 301, in build
apply(executor, (self, exitstatfunc), kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Executor.py", line 129, in __call__
self.do_execute(target, exitstatfunc, kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Executor.py", line 122, in do_execute
kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 531, in __call__
show, execute, chdir)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 588, in __call__
return apply(c.__call__, args, kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 331, in __call__
stat = self.execute(target, source, env)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 477, in execute
result = spawn(shell, escape, cmd_line[0], cmd_line, ENV)
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Build\blender ools\btools.py", line 104,
in ourspawn
stderr=subprocess.PIPE, startupinfo=startupinfo, shell = False)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\subprocess.py", line 593, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\subprocess.py", line 815, in _execute_child
startupinfo)
WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified
scons: *** [C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Files\Install\intern\SoundSystem\inte
rn\SND_AudioDevice.o] Exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Taskmaster.py", line 194, in execute
self.targets[0].build()
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Node\__init__.py", line 301, in build
apply(executor, (self, exitstatfunc), kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Executor.py", line 129, in __call__
self.do_execute(target, exitstatfunc, kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Executor.py", line 122, in do_execute
kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 531, in __call__
show, execute, chdir)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 588, in __call__
return apply(c.__call__, args, kw)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 331, in __call__
stat = self.execute(target, source, env)
File "C:\Python25\scons-0.97\SCons\Action.py", line 477, in execute
result = spawn(shell, escape, cmd_line[0], cmd_line, ENV)
File "C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Build\blender ools\btools.py", line 104,
in ourspawn
stderr=subprocess.PIPE, startupinfo=startupinfo, shell = False)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\subprocess.py", line 593, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "C:\Python25\Lib\subprocess.py", line 815, in _execute_child
startupinfo)
WindowsError: [Error 2] The system cannot find the file specified
scons: building terminated because of errors.
C:\Documents and Settings\Egan\Build\blender>
I have given up so many times before, and this is the furthest I have ever gotten, so any help would be greatly appreciated!