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Diffstat (limited to 'BOOTSTRAP-WINDOWS.cli')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/BOOTSTRAP-WINDOWS.cli b/BOOTSTRAP-WINDOWS.cli index 4902740..04cc8fa 100644 --- a/BOOTSTRAP-WINDOWS.cli +++ b/BOOTSTRAP-WINDOWS.cli @@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ should be unpacked into the same directory as \c{build2-baseutils}. the \c{posix} threading model (this is currently the only configuration that implements C++11 threads; run \c{g++ -v} to verify).| -\N|Note that you \b{must} match the width (32/64-bit) of the toolchain to the -\c{baseutils} and \c{mingw} packages. They must all be 32-bit or all 64-bit. -If you are running 64-bit Windows, it is strongly recommended that you build -the 64-bit (x86_64) version of the toolchain and use the 64-bit versions of -the \c{baseutils} and \c{mingw} packages.| +\N|Only 64-bit variants of the \c{baseutils} and \c{mingw} packages are +provided and they \b{must} match the width of the \c{build2} toolchain. Note +also that the 64-bit \c{build2} toolchain can be used to build 32-bit +applications with any restrictions.| To bootstrap on Windows with either MSVC or MinGW start with the following common steps: @@ -44,9 +43,8 @@ common steps: \li|\b{1. Open Command Prompt}\n Start the standard Windows Command Prompt. If you plan to build with MSVC, -then you may go ahead and start the Visual Studio Command Prompt (or wait -for MSVC-specific instructions). -| +then you may go ahead and start the Visual Studio \"x64 Native Tools Command +Prompt\" (or wait for MSVC-specific instructions).| \li|\n\b{2. Create Build Directory}\n @@ -67,12 +65,11 @@ you can use other paths. \li|\n\b{3. Download Archives}\n Download the following files as well as their \c{.sha256} checksums from the -\l{https://build2.org/download.xhtml Download} page, replacing \i{<arch>} with -\c{x86_64} for 64-bit Windows and with \c{i686} for 32-bit: +\l{https://build2.org/download.xhtml Download} page: \ -build2-baseutils-X.Y.Z-<arch>-windows.zip -build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-<arch>-windows.tar.xz (if required) +build2-baseutils-X.Y.Z-x86_64-windows.zip +build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-x86_64-windows.tar.xz (if required) build2-toolchain-X.Y.Z.tar.xz \ @@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ Verify archive checksums match (compare visually): \li|\n\b{5. Unpack \c{build2-baseutils}}\n -Unpack the \c{build2-baseutils-X.Y.Z-<arch>-windows.zip} archive into \c{C:\\} +Unpack the \c{build2-baseutils-X.Y.Z-x86_64-windows.zip} archive into \c{C:\\} using Windows Explorer (for example, copy the archive directory and then paste it). Rename it to \c{C:\\build2\\}. This will be the toolchain installation directory. | @@ -111,12 +108,12 @@ and work: \li|\n\b{7. Unpack \c{build2-mingw} (optional)}\n -If required, unpack the \c{build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-<arch>-windows.tar.xz} archive +If required, unpack the \c{build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-x86_64-windows.tar.xz} archive into \c{C:\\build2\\}: \ -> xz -d build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-<arch>-windows.tar.xz -> tar -xf build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-<arch>-windows.tar ^ +> xz -d build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-x86_64-windows.tar.xz +> tar -xf build2-mingw-X.Y.Z-x86_64-windows.tar ^ --one-top-level=C:\build2 --strip-components=1 \ |