It is essentially the same. Refer to the build instructions of the cryptocurrency you want to compile for possible specific details. Perhaps it's a nice idea to compile namecoind as test 
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?Sounds like a plan. You may quiz me afterwards
But before i bit myself in this next challenge. Practice makes perfect after all. Namecoin is sha256, d
) By build instructions u are referring to... ? (makefile.mingw? by any chance?)