Can C++ library which made in Unix be used in a VC program？

[poemyichen]

Hi all,

I'm a college student. I'm helping my teacher with a program that need to use a express library to read the informations in the STEP formate files ( used in CAD softwares).
So I have to use the SCL(The NIST STEP Class Library). But the SCL has been developed on Sun SPARCstations under UNIX. I have no idea about UNIX or GCC or something. What should I do if I what to use this library in a VC program? Can the library transfer into a dll or something could be directly used in my program?
Here's the web address：http://www.mel.nist.gov/msid/scl/SCL.htm#download


I really need your help！Thank you！

[Athar]

It seems that the library depends on InterViews, which is based on the X11 window system.
So I suppose your chances to get this to work in Windows are slim.

However, you can most likely get it to work on a Linux system.

[poemyichen]

Thank you, Athar! I think you are right.
Is there any software which work on Windows XP that can read a Linux C++ program's structure? So I can generally know how to write the code in the VC.

[Athar]

There is Cygwin/X, which allows you to run Linux programs on Windows, including an X server.
You might get it to run with that - I've never used it myself, though.

[poemyichen]

Thanks a lot! I will try.