doc/platform: Move a caveat down to the notes section

Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com>
pull/6/merge
Derek Buitenhuis 12 years ago
parent ebe46b8063
commit f2a7236d0c
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      doc/platform.texi

@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ you want to run @uref{fate.html, FATE}.
To set up a proper MSVC environment in MSYS, you simply need to run
@code{msys.bat} from the Visual Studio command prompt.
Caveat: Run @code{which link} to see which link you are using. If it is located
at @code{/bin/link.exe}, then you have the wrong link in your @code{PATH}.
Either move/remove that copy, or make sure MSVC's link.exe is higher up in your
@code{PATH} than coreutils'.
Place @code{c99wrap.exe}, @code{c99conv.exe}, and @code{yasm.exe} somewhere
in your @code{PATH}.
@ -146,6 +141,12 @@ Notes:
@itemize
@item It is possible that coreutils' @code{link.exe} conflicts with MSVC's linker.
You can find out by running @code{which link} to see which @code{link.exe} you
are using. If it is located at @code{/bin/link.exe}, then you have the wrong one
in your @code{PATH}. Either move or remove that copy, or make sure MSVC's
@code{link.exe} takes precedence in your @code{PATH} over coreutils'.
@item If you wish to build with zlib support, you will have to grab a compatible
zlib binary from somewhere, with an MSVC import lib, or if you wish to link
statically, you can follow the instructions below to build a compatible

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