From 599232503a7959faafa21bc8b38ca98f4b28e536 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Klabnik Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:00:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes about 32 vs 64 bit Windows --- README.md | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f21317cfca6..147d2e9d2f4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -64,10 +64,17 @@ To easily build on windows we can use [MSYS2](http://msys2.github.io/): 2. Now from the MSYS2 terminal we want to install the mingw64 toolchain and the other tools we need. - $ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain - $ pacman -S base-devel +```bash +# choose one based on platform +$ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain +$ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain -3. With that now start `mingw32_shell.bat` from where you installed MSYS2 (i.e. `C:\msys`). +$ pacman -S base-devel +``` + +3. With that now start `mingw32_shell.bat` or `mingw64_shell.bat` + from where you installed MSYS2 (i.e. `C:\msys`). Which one you + choose depends on if you want 32 or 64 bit Rust. 4. From there just navigate to where you have Rust's source code, configure and build it: $ ./configure