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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 |