 The "makefiles" directory keeps the "Project" files for Windows Compilers 
(Visual C++, Borland C++,MinGW...), grouped by compiler and version, 
and the scripts to invoke CMake and generate those Project files automatically.

 Since October 2007, the MRPT has moved to "CMake" (http://www.cmake.org/), a 
tool for generating the Makefiles in your system as an alternative, cross-platform
version of GNU autoconf. 

 ***** You need CMake installed in your system before compiling the MRPT. *****

FIRST METHOD:
   Execute the batch file "win32_rebuild_ROOT.bat", change options as desired, and finally 
   press "OK" to generate a Project file for your compiler at the MRPT root directory, 
   for example, MRPT_ALL.sln for Visual Studio 2005.

SECOND METHOD:
   Execute the batch file for your compiler, for example, "win32_rebuild_MSVC8_GUI.bat",
   then use the solution file (.sln) from the corresponding directory (e.g. "MSVC8").
   Of course, any other path can be chosen arbitraryly.

   **This method is preferred** since binary versions for different platforms and compilers can be kept
   in different directories simultaneously. 
   
    ~~  The MRPT Library  ~~
    Jose Luis Blanco, Aug 2007
