From 844f98c1fd1c9c61f1d73310ee1eb712528cd00f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brad King Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 08:51:17 -0500 Subject: Help: Clarify MinGW v. MSYS Makefiles generators (#15319) Explain the usage of each generator more clearly and reference each as an alternative to the other. Suggested-by: Craig Hicks --- Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst') diff --git a/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst b/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst index ed4ccdd0f0..9fe5fe3e54 100644 --- a/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst +++ b/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst @@ -1,7 +1,12 @@ MinGW Makefiles --------------- -Generates a make file for use with mingw32-make. +Generates makefiles for use with ``mingw32-make`` under a Windows command +prompt. -The makefiles generated use cmd.exe as the shell. They do not require -msys or a unix shell. +Use this generator under a Windows command prompt with MinGW in the ``PATH`` +and using ``mingw32-make`` as the build tool. The generated makefiles use +``cmd.exe`` as the shell to launch build rules. They are not compatible with +MSYS or a unix shell. + +To build under the MSYS shell, use the :generator:`MSYS Makefiles` generator. -- cgit v1.2.1