diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a71ecdff9..12663ba36 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ I recommend you to use this because the compiler produces faster builds and it d there's some command line-fu in here, so I hope you're prepared. install it through [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/), a Linux-like environment for Windows. -follow the guide **up to step 4**. do NOT start MSYS2 from the installer as this will start the wrong environment and prevent you from going further. +follow the guide **up to step 4**. **do NOT start MSYS2 from the installer** as this will start the wrong environment and prevent you from going further. MSYS2 provides a variety of environments, but we'll work with the MINGW64 one. don't "run MSYS2 now". go to the Start menu and launch MSYS2 with the MINGW64 environment (blue icon). -it is extremely important that you use this environment. the one that MSYS2 starts with by default (UCRT64) is NOT suitable for this task and will NOT work. +**it is extremely important that you use this environment**. the one that MSYS2 starts with by default (UCRT64) is NOT suitable for this task and will NOT work. we'll install a couple packages, including GCC, CMake, Git and Ninja. type the following in the MSYS2 console, and then press Enter. @@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ when prompted to, type Y and press Enter again. proceed to the "getting the source" section. +if it says UCRT64 anywhere in the console, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG ENVIRONMENT! if so quit MSYS2 NOW and start the MINGW64 environment. + ### Visual Studio (the real one) if you are patient enough, can stand 50GB of stuff and want the Microsoft experience, you may install [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com) (no, not "Code"... that's just a text editor with IDE features). it is an easy-to-use IDE and compiler that comes in both free and paid versions.