The problem is how to compile a source in windows.

I have a large  .c source for a library that can be compiled in Linux. The standard procedure in Linux is the following:
1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type `./configure' to configure the package for your system. 
  2. Type `make' to compile the package.

Now I would like to compile the same source in Windows by using Mingw and obtain a static library. However, if I follow the same procedure of above, I get the following error in the dos shell: " 'configure' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"

May somebody help me?
What should I do to compile the source by using Mingw or Devcpp?

thanks for the help.