32 bit cygwin build has error with direct.h

[wizard4]

Hello. I'm actually asking a question rather than talking ****.

In my attempts to *cough* work with somebody, I've hit a 64/32/x86/i686 problem. I used Cygwin instead of MYSYS to install a compiler that would transfer over to somebody using an older machine (i686), and cross compiling was something I knew C and C++ could do (with ease) but I've ran into so many problems and have never succeeded.

CFileSystem.cpp needs "direct.h" and this means it's beyond me, or I scamper around Google.

Would anyone suggest I use Mysys or does Irrlicht 1.8.5 not run as well on older machines? I see my friend's executables running on my computer. This seems like a deeper cave than I realised. Oddly enough I used DX 2010 last year and could run 64 bit samples, yet I'm trying recently and can only run samples in the 32 bit folder.

I've inadvertently wedged myself in 32 bits on Windows 11!

[wizard4]

I just tried now and x86 and x64 both work. How odd I tried a few weeks ago and dlls couldn't be found