diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e55a701467..16af718a91 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+2003-01-01  Hans Breuer  <hans@breuer.org>
+
+	* libgimpbase/gimpdatafiles.c : when checking for
+	'excecutable' make sure it is a regular file too
+	(on win32 even directories carry the IXUSR flag)
+
+	* app/app_procs.h : there is still no #warning with
+	msvc, special case to make it build with non GCC
+
+	* makefile.msc */makefile.msc */*/makefile.msc : updated
+
+	* app/gui/user-install-dialog.c : get prototype for mkdir
+
+	* libgimpwidgets/libgimp-glue.c : make it compile without
+	LT_RELEASE being defined
+
+	* modules/module.def : removed
+	  modules/Makefile.am : no export file needed when 
+	functions get exported by G_MODULE_EXPORT
+
 2003-01-01  Maurits Rijk  <lpeek.mrijk@consunet.nl>
 
 	* plug-ins/imagemap/imap_about.c
diff --git a/app/app_procs.h b/app/app_procs.h
index 7a2244aa29..4a01f571d6 100644
--- a/app/app_procs.h
+++ b/app/app_procs.h
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
 #define __APP_PROCS_H__
 
 #ifndef GIMP_APP_GLUE_COMPILATION
+#ifdef __GNUC__
 #warning FIXME: Dont #include "app_procs.h"
+#elif defined _MSC_VER
+#pragma message ("FIXME: Dont #include 'app_procs.h'")
+#endif
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/app/base/makefile.msc b/app/base/makefile.msc
index 850b12a62e..7a8cb90c9e 100644
--- a/app/base/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/base/makefile.msc
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ PKG_VER = 1.3
 PKG_LINK = \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	..\..\libgimpcolor\gimpcolor-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-	..\paint-funcs\apppaint-funcs.lib 
+	..\paint-funcs\apppaint-funcs-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\config\appconfig-$(PKG_VER).lib
 
 OBJECTS = \
 	base.obj \
diff --git a/app/config/makefile.msc b/app/config/makefile.msc
index d43f555bed..d26bf9e258 100644
--- a/app/config/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/config/makefile.msc
@@ -20,15 +20,18 @@ OBJECTS = \
 	gimpconfig.obj \
 	gimpconfig-deserialize.obj \
 	gimpconfig-params.obj \
+	gimpconfig-path.obj \
 	gimpconfig-serialize.obj \
-	gimpconfig-substitute.obj \
 	gimpconfig-types.obj \
 	gimpconfig-utils.obj \
 	gimpcoreconfig.obj \
 	gimpdisplayconfig.obj \
 	gimpguiconfig.obj \
+	gimppluginconfig.obj \
 	gimprc.obj \
-	gimpscanner.obj
+	gimpscanner.obj \
+	\
+#	config-noelf.obj
 
 INCLUDES = \
 	-FImsvc_recommended_pragmas.h \
diff --git a/app/core/makefile.msc b/app/core/makefile.msc
index 6df359130e..92fb13b8a2 100644
--- a/app/core/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/core/makefile.msc
@@ -6,16 +6,26 @@ PKG_VER = 1.3
 !INCLUDE $(TOP)\glib\build\win32\make.msc
 
 PKG_LINK = \
-	$(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK2_LIBS) $(INTL_LIBS) \
-	$(LIBART_LIBS) \
-	..\base\appbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-	..\paint-funcs\apppaint-funcs-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-#	..\vectors\appvectors-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-	..\xcf\xcf.lib \
+	$(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK2)\gdk-pixbuf\gdk_pixbuf-$(GTK2_VER).lib $(INTL_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBART_LIBS) $(PANGOFT2_LIBS) \
+	\
+	..\..\regexrepl\regexrepl.lib \
+	\
 	..\..\libgimpbase\gimpbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\..\libgimpcolor\gimpcolor-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\..\libgimpmath\gimpmath-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-	..\..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(PKG_VER).lib
+	..\..\libgimpmodule\gimpmodule-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	\
+	..\config\appconfig-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\base\appbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\paint-funcs\apppaint-funcs-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\vectors\appvectors.lib \
+	..\paint\apppaint.lib \
+	..\pdb\apppdb.lib \
+	..\plug-in\appplug-in.lib \
+	..\file\appfile.lib \
+	..\xcf\xcf.lib \
 
 OBJECTS = \
 #	..\undo.obj \
diff --git a/app/dialogs/user-install-dialog.c b/app/dialogs/user-install-dialog.c
index 576c2b4f41..6f571be560 100644
--- a/app/dialogs/user-install-dialog.c
+++ b/app/dialogs/user-install-dialog.c
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+#include <direct.h> /* _mkdir() */
+#endif
+
 #include "libgimpmath/gimpmath.h"
 #include "libgimpbase/gimpbase.h"
 #include "libgimpwidgets/gimpwidgets.h"
diff --git a/app/display/makefile.msc b/app/display/makefile.msc
index 81a0e41e2c..04cacfe57b 100644
--- a/app/display/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/display/makefile.msc
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ INCLUDES = \
 DEFINES = \
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Gimp-Display\"
 
+PKG_LINK = \
+	$(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK2_LIBS) \
+	..\base\appbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\core\appcore-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+
 OBJECTS = \
 	gimpdisplay.obj \
 	gimpdisplay-area.obj \
@@ -38,8 +43,10 @@ OBJECTS = \
 
 all : \
 	$(PRJ_TOP)\config.h \
-	$(PACKAGE).lib
-
+	$(PACKAGE).lib \
+!IFDEF DLLGIMP
+	$(PACKAGE)-$(PKG_VER).dll
+!ENDIF
 
 $(PRJ_TOP)\config.h: $(PRJ_TOP)\config.h.win32
 	copy $(PRJ_TOP)\config.h.win32 $(PRJ_TOP)\config.h
diff --git a/app/file/makefile.msc b/app/file/makefile.msc
index c03ceaa523..eef8f583a6 100644
--- a/app/file/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/file/makefile.msc
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@ INCLUDES = \
 DEFINES = \
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Gimp-File\"
 
+PKG_LINK = \
+	$(GLIB_LIBS) $(INTL_LIBS) \
+	..\base\appbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+	..\core\appcore-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+
 all : \
 	$(PRJ_TOP)\config.h \
-	$(PACKAGE).lib
+	$(PACKAGE).lib \
+!IFDEF DLLGIMP
+	$(PACKAGE)-$(PKG_VER).dll
+!ENDIF
 
 
 $(PRJ_TOP)\config.h: $(PRJ_TOP)\config.h.win32
diff --git a/app/gui/makefile.msc b/app/gui/makefile.msc
index 55b91dae1e..2238812d83 100644
--- a/app/gui/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/gui/makefile.msc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PKG_LINK = \
 	..\base\appbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\core\appcore-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\file\appfile-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-	..\pdb\apppdb-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+#	..\pdb\apppdb-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\vectors\appvectors-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\paint-funcs\apppaint-funcs-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\display\appdisplay-$(PKG_VER).lib \
diff --git a/app/gui/user-install-dialog.c b/app/gui/user-install-dialog.c
index 576c2b4f41..6f571be560 100644
--- a/app/gui/user-install-dialog.c
+++ b/app/gui/user-install-dialog.c
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+#include <direct.h> /* _mkdir() */
+#endif
+
 #include "libgimpmath/gimpmath.h"
 #include "libgimpbase/gimpbase.h"
 #include "libgimpwidgets/gimpwidgets.h"
diff --git a/app/makefile.msc b/app/makefile.msc
index ff55a43bd0..2af495298a 100644
--- a/app/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/makefile.msc
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ gimp_LDFLAGS = \
 	-export-dynamic -export-symbols $(srcdir)/gimp.sym
 
 INCLUDES = \
+	-DGIMP_APP_GLUE_COMPILATION \
 	-I$(top_srcdir) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/intl \
 	$(GTK2_CFLAGS) \
diff --git a/app/pdb/makefile.msc b/app/pdb/makefile.msc
index 0537b03729..f308754d35 100644
--- a/app/pdb/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/pdb/makefile.msc
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ PKG_LINK = \
 	..\widgets\appwidgets-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	
 
+OBJECTS_UI = \
+	brush_select_cmds.obj \
+	gradient_select_cmds.obj \
+	palette_select_cmds.obj \
+	pattern_select_cmds.obj \
+
 OBJECTS = \
+	$(OBJECTS_UI) \
 	internal_procs.obj \
 	procedural_db.obj \
-	brush_select_cmds.obj \
 	brushes_cmds.obj \
 	channel_cmds.obj \
 	color_cmds.obj \
@@ -38,7 +44,6 @@ OBJECTS = \
 	fileops_cmds.obj \
 	floating_sel_cmds.obj \
 	gimprc_cmds.obj \
-	gradient_select_cmds.obj \
 	gradients_cmds.obj \
 	guides_cmds.obj \
 	help_cmds.obj \
@@ -49,11 +54,9 @@ OBJECTS = \
 	misc_tools_cmds.obj \
 	paint_tools_cmds.obj \
 	palette_cmds.obj \
-	palette_select_cmds.obj \
 	palettes_cmds.obj \
 	parasite_cmds.obj \
 	paths_cmds.obj \
-	pattern_select_cmds.obj \
 	patterns_cmds.obj \
 	plug_in_cmds.obj \
 	procedural_db_cmds.obj \
diff --git a/app/plug-in/makefile.msc b/app/plug-in/makefile.msc
index b3fc26a73d..65fec9e2e7 100644
--- a/app/plug-in/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/plug-in/makefile.msc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PKG_VER = 1.3
 
 PKG_LINK = \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
+	..\config\appconfig-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\base\appbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\..\libgimpbase\gimpbase-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	\
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 all : \
 	$(PRJ_TOP)\config.h \
 	$(PACKAGE).lib \
-!IFDEF DLL_GIMP
+!IFDEF DLLGIMP
 	$(PACKAGE)-$(PKG_VER).dll
 !ENDIF
 
diff --git a/app/widgets/makefile.msc b/app/widgets/makefile.msc
index eaeac6d716..b1385c1540 100644
--- a/app/widgets/makefile.msc
+++ b/app/widgets/makefile.msc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PKG_LINK = \
 	..\core\appcore-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\config\appconfig-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 	..\file\appfile-$(PKG_VER).lib \
-	..\pdb\apppdb-$(PKG_VER).lib \
+#	..\pdb\apppdb-$(PKG_VER).lib \
 #	..\gui\appgui-$(PKG_VER).lib
 
 OBJECTS = \
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ INCLUDES = \
 	$(GTK2_CFLAGS) $(FREETYPE2_CFLAGS) \
 	-I$(includedir)
 
+DEFINES = \
+	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"Gimp-Widgets\"
+
 all : \
 	$(PRJ_TOP)\config.h \
 	$(PACKAGE).lib \
diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpdatafiles.c b/libgimpbase/gimpdatafiles.c
index f20ac5883e..efa115890f 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimpdatafiles.c
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpdatafiles.c
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ gimp_datafiles_read_directories (const gchar            *path_str,
 		    }
 #endif
 		  else if ((flags & G_FILE_TEST_IS_EXECUTABLE) &&
-                           ((filestat.st_mode & S_IXUSR) ||
+                           (((filestat.st_mode & S_IXUSR) && 
+			     !S_ISDIR (filestat.st_mode)) ||
                             (S_ISREG (filestat.st_mode) &&
                              is_script (filename))))
 		    {
diff --git a/libgimpwidgets/libgimp-glue.c b/libgimpwidgets/libgimp-glue.c
index 696d1a542c..52fc7e239c 100644
--- a/libgimpwidgets/libgimp-glue.c
+++ b/libgimpwidgets/libgimp-glue.c
@@ -78,8 +78,10 @@ dynamic_resolve (const gchar* name, HMODULE* hMod)
 
   if (!fn)
     {
+#if defined (LT_RELEASE) && defined (LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE)
       /* First try the libtool style name */
       *hMod = LoadLibrary ("libgimp-" LT_RELEASE "-" LT_CURRENT_MINUS_AGE ".dll");
+#endif
       /* If that didn't work, try the name style used by Hans Breuer */
       if (!hMod)
 	*hMod = LoadLibrary ("gimp-1.3.dll");
diff --git a/makefile.msc b/makefile.msc
index cf45175de9..1fa6b4f086 100644
--- a/makefile.msc
+++ b/makefile.msc
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	libgimpmath \
 	libgimpwidgets \
 	libgimp \
+	libgimptool \
+	libgimpmodule \
 	regexrepl \
 	app \
-	plug-ins \
+#	plug-ins \
 	modules
 
 sub-all: 
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.am b/modules/Makefile.am
index 66bc7e8a37..674b5f7919 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.am
+++ b/modules/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ INCLUDES = \
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	makefile.msc		\
-	module.def		\
 	colorsel_water.c
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = \
diff --git a/modules/makefile.msc b/modules/makefile.msc
index 6064c50837..a32fdedc42 100644
--- a/modules/makefile.msc
+++ b/modules/makefile.msc
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ BIN = $(GIMP)\modules
 MODULES = \
 #	colorsel_gtk-$(GIMP_VER).dll \
 	colorsel_triangle-$(GIMP_VER).dll \
-#	colorsel_water-$(GIMP_VER).dll \
+	colorsel_water-$(GIMP_VER).dll \
+	cdisplay_colorblind-$(GIMP_VER).dll \
 	cdisplay_gamma-$(GIMP_VER).dll \
 	cdisplay_highcontrast-$(GIMP_VER).dll
 
@@ -43,36 +44,44 @@ install : all
 ..\config.h : ..\config.h.win32
 	copy ..\config.h.win32 ..\config.h
 
-colorsel_gtk-$(GIMP_VER).dll : colorsel_gtk.obj module.def
+colorsel_gtk-$(GIMP_VER).dll : colorsel_gtk.obj
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -LD -Fe$@ colorsel_gtk.obj $(LDFLAGS) \
 	..\app\gimp.lib \
 	..\libgimpcolor\gimpcolor-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
-	$(DEPLIBS) /def:module.def
+	$(DEPLIBS)
 
-colorsel_triangle-$(GIMP_VER).dll : colorsel_triangle.obj module.def
+colorsel_triangle-$(GIMP_VER).dll : colorsel_triangle.obj
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -LD -Fe$@ colorsel_triangle.obj $(LDFLAGS) \
 	..\app\gimp.lib \
 	..\libgimpcolor\gimpcolor-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
-	$(DEPLIBS) /def:module.def
+	..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
+	..\libgimpmodule\gimpmodule-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
+	$(DEPLIBS)
 
-colorsel_water-$(GIMP_VER).dll : colorsel_water.obj module.def
+colorsel_water-$(GIMP_VER).dll : colorsel_water.obj
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -LD -Fe$@ colorsel_water.obj $(LDFLAGS) \
 	..\app\gimp.lib \
 	..\libgimpcolor\gimpcolor-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
 	..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
-	$(DEPLIBS) /def:module.def
+	$(DEPLIBS)
 
-cdisplay_gamma-$(GIMP_VER).dll : cdisplay_gamma.obj module.def
+cdisplay_colorblind-$(GIMP_VER).dll : cdisplay_colorblind.obj
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -LD -Fe$@ cdisplay_colorblind.obj $(LDFLAGS) ..\app\gimp.lib \
+	..\libgimpbase\gimpbase-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
+	..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
+	$(DEPLIBS)
+
+cdisplay_gamma-$(GIMP_VER).dll : cdisplay_gamma.obj
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -LD -Fe$@ cdisplay_gamma.obj $(LDFLAGS) ..\app\gimp.lib \
 	..\libgimpbase\gimpbase-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
 	..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
-	$(DEPLIBS) /def:module.def
+	$(DEPLIBS)
 
-cdisplay_highcontrast-$(GIMP_VER).dll : cdisplay_highcontrast.obj module.def
+cdisplay_highcontrast-$(GIMP_VER).dll : cdisplay_highcontrast.obj
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -LD -Fe$@ cdisplay_highcontrast.obj $(LDFLAGS) ..\app\gimp.lib \
 	..\libgimpbase\gimpbase-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
 	..\libgimpwidgets\gimpwidgets-$(GIMP_VER).lib \
-	$(DEPLIBS) /def:module.def
+	$(DEPLIBS)
 
 # General rule for building 
 .c.obj:
diff --git a/modules/module.def b/modules/module.def
deleted file mode 100644
index c208c36c84..0000000000
--- a/modules/module.def
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-EXPORTS
-	module_init
-	module_unload