added win32 release README

svn path=/trunk/matplotlib/; revision=7148

Author: cmoad

release/osx/README.txt

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 Building binary releases of OS X
 
-Included here is everything to build a binay package installer for OS
+Included here is everything to build a binary package installer for OS
 X
 
 Dir Contents

release/win32/README.txt

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+Building binary releases of WIN32
+
+Included here is everything to build a binary package installer for WIN32 using MinGW
+
+MinGW Requirements
+-------------
+
+* Install MinGW using the "Automated MinGW Installer"::
+
+	(tested with MinGW-5.1.4.exe)
+	http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435&package_id=240780
+
+* Install "MSYS Base System"::
+
+	(tested with MSYS-1.0.10.exe)
+	http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435&package_id=24963
+
+* Install wget from "mingwPORT"::
+
+	(tested with wget-1.9.1-mingwPORT.tar.bz2)
+	http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2435&package_id=233332
+	NOTE: Uncompress and copy the "wget.exe" file to "C:\MingW\bin\"
+
+Dir Contents
+-------------
+
+* :file:`data` - some config files and patches needed for the build
+
+* :file:`Makefile` - all the build commands
+
+How to build
+--------------
+
+* Edit the variables as needed in :file:`Makefile`
+
+* Open a msys shell from::
+
+	All Programs -> MinGW -> MSYS -> msys
+
+* First fetch all the dependencies::
+
+      make fetch_deps
+      
+* build the dependencies::
+
+      make dependencies
+
+* copy over the latest mpl *.tar.gz tarball to this directory, update
+  the MPLVERSION in the Makefile::
+  
+* build the wininst binary and egg::
+
+    make installers
+
+	The wininst and egg binaries will reside in :file:`matplotlib-VERSION/dist`