Author: jensg
Date: Tue May 19 21:49:53 2015
New Revision: 1680400
URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1680400
Log:
Revised "Windows build from source" instructions
Modified:
thrift/cms-site/trunk/content/docs/install/index.html
Modified: thrift/cms-site/trunk/content/docs/install/index.html
URL:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/thrift/cms-site/trunk/content/docs/install/index.html?rev=1680400&r1=1680399&r2=1680400&view=diff
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--- thrift/cms-site/trunk/content/docs/install/index.html (original)
+++ thrift/cms-site/trunk/content/docs/install/index.html Tue May 19 21:49:53
2015
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Apache Thrift's compiler is written in C
## Basic requirements
* A relatively POSIX-compliant *NIX system
- * Cygwin or MinGW can be used on Windows
+ * Cygwin or MinGW can be used on Windows (but there are better options,
see below)
* g++ 4.2
* boost 1.53.0
* Runtime libraries for lex and yacc might be needed for the compiler.
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Apache Thrift's compiler is written in C
* lex and yacc (developed primarily with flex and bison)
* libssl-dev
+## Requirements for building the compiler from source on Windows
+* Visual Studio C++
+* Flex and Bison (e.g. the WinFlexBison package)
+
## Language requirements
These are only required if you choose to build the libraries for the given
language
