From 6642c285c177258928e36a1f6de741f8ab770445 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ron Yorston Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 16:39:33 +0000 Subject: Update README.md Microsoft Windows build now uses w64devkit. --- README.md | 10 +++------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9e7ffbbf8..2ea2fe9c0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -14,15 +14,11 @@ You need a MinGW compiler and a POSIX environment. I cross-compile on Linux. O `dnf install mingw32-gcc mingw32-windows-default-manifest` (for a 32-bit build) -On Microsoft Windows you can install MSYS2 and a 64-bit toolchain by following [these instructions](https://www.msys2.org/#installation). To obtain a 32-bit toolchain run: +On Microsoft Windows you can install [w64devkit](https://github.com/skeeto/w64devkit/releases). The `-mini` variant is sufficient. Get the `-i686` variant for a 32-bit build. Unzip the file and run `w64devkit/w64devkit.exe`. -`pacman -S --needed mingw-w64-i686-toolchain` +On either Linux or Windows the commands `make mingw64_defconfig` or `make mingw32_defconfig` will pick up the default configuration. You can then customize your build with `make menuconfig` or by editing `.config`, if you know what you're doing. -Run `mingw64.exe` or `mingw32.exe` from the installation directory. - -On either Linux or Windows the commands `make mingw64_defconfig` or `make mingw32_defconfig` will pick up the default configuration. You can then customize your build with `make menuconfig` (Linux only) or by editing `.config`, if you know what you're doing. - -Then just `make` or `make CROSS_COMPILE=""` on Windows. +Then just `make`. ### Limitations -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g6feb