Develop on Windows, run on Solaris - Best Practices?

We're moving from windows 2003 server to Solaris x86-64/sparc environment - 10gR2 app server and db. Currently, since our servers are in a remote datacenter, we just VPN onto one of our windows server, which has the dev tools and standalone oc4j running so we can develop and test forms. Simple.
First thing we noticed is there is not a solaris x86-64 version of the dev tools, so we assume we'll have to develop on our windows desktops, and then recompile on the solaris server. So, the question is how best to do this?
Initial thinking is that each developer needs to have all the .olb,.pll,.jar,.fmb etc. files on their local machine compiled for windows, and then have to copy these to the solaris servers and recompile. This raises all kinds of concerns about how to keep the files on the developers machines in sync with the versions on the solaris servers.
Seems we are missing something here and there may be better methods to setup this environment. Perhaps use sparc workstations so we can develop natively in solaris, but that is an expensive option. Any ideas?

Hi,
Its better to develop in Windows and port it to
solaris. Thats what we do for our implementations.
All the developers has all the source code in the
local desktop. And when ever they want to change
/update a form, they download it from
development/prodn in solaris to the local desktop.
At a time usually one developer will work on a form
and that can be put to the solaris and compiled there
in order to test.
Rajesh ALexWhat about the .pll, .jar, .olb files? Do your developers have to download to their local machines each time they open form builder to get the latest versions? Seems a maintenance nightmare to keep local versions of these files up to date with what is on the servers.
Perhaps we need to look at some source control software that can manage this. Any out there that work with forms?

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