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diff --git a/MSVC.README.rst b/MSVC.README.rst index 82000773..91e03dd3 100644 --- a/MSVC.README.rst +++ b/MSVC.README.rst @@ -51,7 +51,15 @@ well. Open a Visual Studio command prompt and create an empty build directory (which needs to be on the same drive as the G-I sources). In that directory, run the following:: - python $(PythonInstallationPath)\scripts\meson.py $(G-I_srcdir) --buildtype=<build_configuration> --prefix=$(PREFIX) -Dcairo-libname=<DLL filename of cairo-gobject> + python $(PythonInstallationPath)\scripts\meson.py $(G-I_srcdir) --buildtype=<build_configuration> --prefix=$(PREFIX) -Dcairo-libname=<DLL filename of cairo-gobject> -Dpython=<full path to Python interpreter to build _giscanner.pyd> + +The -Dcairo-libname is likely necessary as the default DLL file name for Cairo-GObject +may likely not match the default "libcairo-gobject-2.dll", which is the default +DLL filename for Cairo-GObject that is built with Visual Studio. + +The -Dpython is likely necessary when using multiple Python installations on the +system and is necessary when building with Visual Studio 2008~2013 when building +with later versions of Meson (which requires Python 3.5+), due to CRT differences. When Meson completes configuring and generating the build files, proceed building using Ninja or the generated Visual Studio projects. |