windows build for idiots anywhere?

with shiny new win32 build system i want to try to build php from source.
but its not as easy as it looks. this is why i`m asking for some hints, i
hope my questions are not to stupid :)

i follow steps from README.WIN32-BUILD-SYSTEM and man.

You need:

• Windows Scripting Host (cscript.exe)

checked!

• Microsoft Build Tools from:
  Microsoft Visual Studio (VC6) or later

vs.net 2003

You also need:

• bindlib_w32 [http://www.php.net/extra/bindlib_w32.zip]

got it.
changed configuration to release. tried to build the solution:
d:\dev\php_source\bindlib_w32\res_send.c(920): warning C4715: 'res_send' :
not all control paths return a value

and

d:\dev\php_source\bindlib_w32\nsap_addr.c(37): error C2491: 'isxdigit' :
definition of dllimport function not allowed

i`ve commented out the definition of isxdigit and build went fine.

• win32build [http://www.php.net/extra/win32build.zip]

it`s here.

i`ve opened vs.net command prompt, changed dir to my phpsrc. buildconf,
configure --help. nice, i take --enable-snapshot-build - just for test.
nmake snap works for a while and stops here:
strlcpy.c
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"cl.exe"' : return code '0x2' Stop.
NMAKE : fatal error U1077: '"D:\dev\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\VC7\BIN\nmake.exe"' : return code '0x2'
Stop.

now i need help :) i use php5-200312291830