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INSTALL: update documentation to be more clear
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Signed-off-by: Steven Noonan <steven@uplinklabs.net>
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tycho committed Oct 20, 2008
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make install make install


Thanks to CMake, building on Windows systems is not much Thanks to CMake, building on Windows systems is not much
harder. First, install CMake from www.cmake.org. You can use harder than building on any other platform. First, install
Cygwin if you prefer, but CMake in Cygwin does not generate CMake from www.cmake.org. You can use Cygwin if you prefer,
Visual Studio project files. Once the Windows version of but CMake in Cygwin does not generate Visual Studio project
CMake is installed, bring up a command prompt and 'cd' to the files. Once the Windows version of CMake is installed, bring
directory the CrissCross sources are in. Once there, type up a command prompt and 'cd' to the directory the CrissCross
sources are in. Once there, type


cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" . cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" .


and you've got Visual Studio 2008 projects set up. If you and you've got Visual Studio 2008 projects set up. If you
have an older version of Visual Studio, no worries. You can have an older version of Visual Studio, no worries. You can
replace the text in quotes with "Visual Studio 8 2005" or replace the text in quotes with "Visual Studio 8 2005" or
one of the other options CMake allows. one of the other options CMake allows. You can find out what
other options cmake permits by bringing up a command prompt
and simply running 'cmake'.


Major warning about Visual Studio compiles: we do NOT support Major warning about Visual Studio compiles: we do NOT support
compiling with Visual Studio 6.0. While we personally prefer compiling with Visual Studio 6. While we personally prefer the
the UI Visual Studio 6 provides, the compiler it has is UI Visual Studio 6 provides, the compiler it has is essentially
essentially broken and refuses to compile some perfectly broken and refuses to compile some perfectly valid C++ code.
valid C++ code. It's possible to set up Visual Studio 6.0 to It's possible to set up Visual Studio 6.0 to use a newer
use a newer compiler, but that is beyond the scope of this compiler, but that is beyond the scope of this document.
document.

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