There is a version of SDL_Image-devel for Visual C++ 5 but I need a
version for cygwin (mingw).
There is a version of SDL_Image-devel for Visual C++ 5 but I need a
version for cygwin (mingw).
You should be able to build it yourself.
If you have problems, you can try the latest CVS code:
http://www.libsdl.org/cvs/
The real trick is compiling all of the other image libraries SDL
depends on, using cygwin. 
-Sam Lantinga, Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment