[FFmpeg-cvslog] doc/platform: Reference only MSYS2 and MinGW-w64
Derek Buitenhuis
git at videolan.org
Wed Jan 21 14:58:10 CET 2015
ffmpeg | branch: master | Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis at gmail.com> | Mon Jan 19 18:47:20 2015 +0000| [6c906ded380e9a11ff350c17f0e03271c8fb6154] | committer: Derek Buitenhuis
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 <derek.buitenhuis at gmail.com>
> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/ffmpeg.git/?a=commit;h=6c906ded380e9a11ff350c17f0e03271c8fb6154
---
doc/platform.texi | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi
index ca76492..a852170 100644
--- a/doc/platform.texi
+++ b/doc/platform.texi
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ the FFmpeg Windows Help Forum at @url{http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/}.
@section Native Windows compilation using MinGW or MinGW-w64
-FFmpeg 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
- at url{http://www.mingw.org/} or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
+FFmpeg can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW-w64
+toolchain. Install the latest versions of MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 from
+ at 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.
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Notes:
@itemize
- at item Building natively using MSYS can be sped up by disabling implicit rules
+ at 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
@@ -133,13 +133,14 @@ 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)
- at item @uref{http://www.mingw.org/, MSYS}
+ at 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
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