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diff --git a/docs/windows_compile_instructions.md b/docs/windows_compile_instructions.md index 21530fb..3b90a6c 100644 --- a/docs/windows_compile_instructions.md +++ b/docs/windows_compile_instructions.md @@ -8,15 +8,13 @@ Compiling on Windows requires access to the MinGW toolchain. The easiest way to 3. Run `pacman -Syu` until all packages are up to date -4. `pacman -S git mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-ncurses make` to install necessary packages +4. From here, follow the Unix instructions. The command to install dependencies in MSYS2 is -5. `git clone https://github.com/lshprung/terminal-media-launcher` to clone the repository - -6. `cd terminal-media-launcher` to enter the repository - -7. `make` to compile +``` +$ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-ncurses make +``` -If you did everything correctly, compilation should succeed. Open File Explorer in the current directory (can be done by running `explorer .` in MSYS2 terminal) and double click the generated executable (should be called terminal-media-launcher.exe) +Open File Explorer in the current directory (can be done by running `explorer .` in MSYS2 terminal) and double click the generated executable in `src/` ## Resolving Missing .dll Files @@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ This is usually the result of the MSYS2 MinGW libraries not being in your PATH. ### 1. Edit PATH (Recommended) -Add the following entry to your PATH environment variable: `C:\msys64\mingw64\bin` (replace `C:\msys64` with the location that MSYS2 was installed to). This will help Windows to find the library it thinks it is missing and the program should now lauch without an error +Add the following entry to your PATH environment variable: `C:\msys64\mingw64\bin` (replace `C:\msys64` with the location that MSYS2 was installed to). This will help Windows to find the library it thinks it is missing and the program should now lauch without an error. ### 2. Compile with -static flag |