After recently switching from a Linux environment to a Windows machine, I’ve found working with vcbuild.bat in this repository to be significantly more difficult than using the Makefile.

The vcbuild.bat script is harder to read and modify, making even simple changes tedious and prone to errors. In contrast, the Makefile is more maintainable, supports parallel builds, and includes conditional logic.

Modernizing vcbuild.bat, or making the Makefile cross-platform, could greatly improve the development workflow on Windows.

I've also heard good things from Cross-Platform tools like CMake, but that's a huge undertaking within itself.