From da9bffaf08a1173451da1b4e1ae50881e7093642 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Buitenhuis Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 18:47:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc/platform: Reference only MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 It's better to steer users at these, since they are both better and more alive than the mingw.org versions. Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis --- doc/platform.texi | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi index d4a6618b13..300c9ad84b 100644 --- a/doc/platform.texi +++ b/doc/platform.texi @@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ For information about compiling Libav on OS/2 see @section Native Windows compilation using MinGW or MinGW-w64 -Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW or MinGW-w64 -toolchains. Install the latest versions of MSYS and MinGW or MinGW-w64 from -@url{http://www.mingw.org/} or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}. +Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW-w64 +toolchain. Install the latest versions of MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 from +@url{http://msys2.github.io/} and/or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}. You can find detailed installation instructions in the download section and the FAQ. @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Notes: @itemize -@item Building natively using MSYS can be sped up by disabling implicit rules +@item Building natively using MSYS2 can be sped up by disabling implicit rules in the Makefile by calling @code{make -r} instead of plain @code{make}. This speed up is close to non-existent for normal one-off builds and is only noticeable when running make for a second time (for example during @@ -127,13 +127,14 @@ You will need the following prerequisites: (if using MSVC 2012 or earlier) @item @uref{http://code.google.com/p/msinttypes/, msinttypes} (if using MSVC 2012 or earlier) -@item @uref{http://www.mingw.org/, MSYS} +@item @uref{http://msys2.github.io/, MSYS2} @item @uref{http://yasm.tortall.net/, YASM} +(Also available via MSYS2's package manager.) @item @uref{http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bc.htm, bc for Windows} if you want to run @uref{fate.html, FATE}. @end itemize -To set up a proper environment in MSYS, you need to run @code{msys.bat} from +To set up a proper environment in MSYS2, you need to run @code{msys_shell.bat} from the Visual Studio or Intel Compiler command prompt. Place @code{yasm.exe} somewhere in your @code{PATH}. If using MSVC 2012 or