"The 5 mins it would take" --- Check the README on Red Alert, for example: If you wish to rebuild the source code and tools successfully you will need to find

"The 5 mins it would take" --- Check the README on Red Alert, for example: If you wish to rebuild the source code and tools successfully you will need to find or write new replacements (or remove the code using them entirely) for the following libraries; DirectX 5 SDK DirectX Media 5.1 SDK Greenleaf Communications Library (GCL) Human Machine Interface (HMI) “Sound Operating System” (SOS) That still look like 5 minutes to you?