[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc/platform: Reference only MSYS2 and MinGW-w64

[James Almer]

On 19/01/15 3:51 PM, Derek Buitenhuis wrote:
> It's better to steer users at these, since they are both better
> and more alive than the mingw.org versions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis at gmail.com>
> ---
>  doc/platform.texi | 12 ++++++------
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi
> index ca76492..6af2a72 100644
> --- a/doc/platform.texi
> +++ b/doc/platform.texi
> @@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ the FFmpeg Windows Help Forum at @url{http://ffmpeg.zeranoe.com/forum/}.
>  
>  @section Native Windows compilation using MinGW or MinGW-w64
>  
> -FFmpeg 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
> - at url{http://www.mingw.org/} or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
> +FFmpeg can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW-w64
> +toolchain. Install the latest versions of MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 from
> + at url{http://msys2.github.io/} and/or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
>  You can find detailed installation instructions in the download section and
>  the FAQ.
>  
> @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Notes:
>  
>  @itemize
>  
> - at item Building natively using MSYS can be sped up by disabling implicit rules
> + at item Building natively using MSYS2 can be sped up by disabling implicit rules
>  in the Makefile by calling @code{make -r} instead of plain @code{make}. This
>  speed up is close to non-existent for normal one-off builds and is only
>  noticeable when running make for a second time (for example during
> @@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ You will need the following prerequisites:
>  (if using MSVC 2012 or earlier)
>  @item @uref{http://code.google.com/p/msinttypes/, msinttypes}
>  (if using MSVC 2012 or earlier)
> - at item @uref{http://www.mingw.org/, MSYS}
> + at item @uref{http://msys2.github.io/, MSYS2}
>  @item @uref{http://yasm.tortall.net/, YASM}

Yasm/Nasm are both available from MSYS2's package manager, so maybe add comment about it being 
needed for msvc/icl only.

>  @item @uref{http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bc.htm, bc for Windows} if
>  you want to run @uref{fate.html, FATE}.
>  @end itemize
>  
> -To set up a proper environment in MSYS, you need to run @code{msys.bat} from
> +To set up a proper environment in MSYS2, you need to run @code{msys.bat} from

msys2_shell.bat, assuming this is for msvc/icl and not mingw.

>  the Visual Studio or Intel Compiler command prompt.
>  
>  Place @code{yasm.exe} somewhere in your @code{PATH}. If using MSVC 2012 or
>