diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index db0e5e6c10..b3cb19a407 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -960,10 +960,13 @@ Native Windows Build In this build, you cannot use a Cygwin or MSYS shell. Rather the build must be performed in a Windows console window. Here is a better terminal than the standard issue, CMD.exe terminal: ConEmu which can be downloaded from: - http://code.google.com/p/conemu-maximus5/ + https://sourceforge.net/projects/conemu/ or https://conemu.github.io/ . Build Tools. The build still relies on some Unix-like commands. I use - the GNUWin32 tools that can be downloaded from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/. + the GNUWin32 tools that can be downloaded from http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/ + using the 'Download all' selection. Individual packages can be download + instead if you know what you are doing and want a faster download (No, I + can't tell you which packages you should or should not download). Host Compiler: I use the MingGW GCC compiler which can be downloaded from http://www.mingw.org/. If you are using GNUWin32, then it is recommended @@ -971,12 +974,13 @@ Native Windows Build This capability should still be considered a work in progress because: - (1) It has not been verified on all targets and tools, and - (2) it still lacks some of the creature-comforts of the more mature environments. + (1) It has not been verified on all targets and tools, and + (2) it still lacks some of the creature-comforts of the more mature + environments. - There is an alternative to the setenv.sh script available for the Windows - native environment: tools/configure.bat. See tools/README.txt for additional - information. + There is an alternative to the setenv.sh script available for the Windows + native environment: tools/configure.bat. See tools/README.txt for additional + information. Installing GNUWin32 ------------------- diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 0ce0c457ef..a4c960e2e1 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1605,6 +1605,11 @@ o Build system Description: The way that apps/ no generates Kmenu files depends on changes added to apps/tools/mkkconfig.sh. Similar changes need to be made to apps/tools/mkkconfig.bat to restore the Windows Native build. + UPDATE: The mkkconfig.bat script has been updated and appears to work. + A native build has still not been attempted and there could likely be + issues the carriage returns in Kconfig files. There are also some + issues the interpreters/ficl and bas directories during 'make menuconfig' + that still need to be investigated. Status: Open Priority: Low, since I am not aware of anyone using the Windows Native build. But, of course, very high if you want to use it.