Its a multi platform library, if you cant download the pre-made binaries that will work(I would at least try before I wrote it off and re-compiled from source). Generally, becuase its multi-platform, they dont include project files for every platform cause it is too much data.. soo... they have a utility called "make" or "cmake" that makes the project files for whichever platform you tell it too.
Ive used Crazy Eddies gui with GDK and its quite easy to integrate, once you have the binaries compiled.
Also, Crazy Eddies website has a guide somewhere for making the project files and for compiling them....
If it ain't broke.... DONT FIX IT !!!