I obtained the latest libiio source code today (5/15) and attempted to compile it in Visual Studio. There are so many Linux/gcc related dependencies (e.g. pthread, dirent, libxml, etc.), I finally gave up. It sure would be helpful if AD would provide a Visual Studio solution that actually compiles and includes all required dependencies. It would also be suggested that non-portable libraries be avoided, at least for the core driver.
I'll go ahead and install MingW and try to compile the source again. But, it shouldn't be this time-consuming.
-Tom
