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| author | Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st> | 2011-07-08 11:15:00 +0300 |
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| committer | Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st> | 2011-07-08 16:17:57 +0300 |
| commit | b8272cc2cff052c953a0727e9ffc6d55a8d3037f (patch) | |
| tree | 5733061272dbaf737f709833ee408e90ab105e2b /doc | |
| parent | e4e3cdc6363b45213d79fd1467ff55dab3cd2bd4 (diff) | |
docs: Mention that libraries for MSVC can be built with a cross compiler
Signed-off-by: Martin Storsjö <martin@martin.st>
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/general.texi | 4 |
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diff --git a/doc/general.texi b/doc/general.texi index 95af68e9a9..c950fcb131 100644 --- a/doc/general.texi +++ b/doc/general.texi @@ -934,6 +934,9 @@ make install Your install path (@file{/usr/local/} by default) should now have the necessary DLL and LIB files under the @file{bin} directory. +Alternatively, build the libraries with a cross compiler, according to +the instructions below in @ref{Cross compilation for Windows with Linux}. + To use those files with MSVC++, do the same as you would do with the static libraries, as described above. But in Step 4, you should only need to add the directory where the LIB files are installed @@ -967,6 +970,7 @@ required when using import libraries generated by lib.exe. This issue is reported upstream at @url{http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12633}. +@anchor{Cross compilation for Windows with Linux} @subsection Cross compilation for Windows with Linux You must use the MinGW cross compilation tools available at |