From 6a3078bb89b7cd37953d7f561db0b19d38b6396d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Derek Buitenhuis Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:38:59 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] doc/platform: Mention MinGW-w64 This is the toolchain most, including Libav's nightlies, use to build. Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis --- doc/platform.texi | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi index 0ed8e07637..271f1092fd 100644 --- a/doc/platform.texi +++ b/doc/platform.texi @@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ For information about compiling Libav on OS/2 see @section Native Windows compilation -Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW tools. Install -the latest versions of MSYS and MinGW from @url{http://www.mingw.org/}. -You can find detailed installation -instructions in the download section and the FAQ. +Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW or MinGW-w64 +toolchains. Install the latest versions of MSYS and MinGW or MinGW-w64 from +@url{http://www.mingw.org/} or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}. +You can find detailed installation instructions in the download section and +the FAQ. Libav does not build out-of-the-box with the packages the automated MinGW installer provides. It also requires coreutils to be installed and many other