[PD] gcc-compiling pd under windows

[anton outkine]

hello there,
please pardon my ignorance, i'm with the list for a couple of weeks as
of now (and yes i spent some time to dig pure-data.org and related
sites), but i'm still unsure of how to obtain a windows copy of gcc to
compile pd sources :)

had previous experience with c[++] and compilers years ago and dropped
that when windows desktops came, but now i feel much like returning to
the wonderful world of scripting (programming); spent several hours on
gcc pages and i'm puzzled - what should i have to download to get gcc
up and running on my winXP ?

sorry if that's completely offtopic, i'd be grateful for any help
(even in private mail which is aienn at aienn.com for me)

cheers,
a.