X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=blobdiff_plain;f=INSTALL.md;h=fb99d038a0efd4a5822c0cc5ba9fb44a26b3933f;hb=61a08ba67b37200659f49f14aeb03f23789b84c6;hp=3265e54268c7c45a3272697551705442c1d41b30;hpb=e25ae9efe89d42ec9974bd7cd6f1af1655f2a734;p=tinc diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 3265e542..fb99d038 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -35,13 +35,21 @@ Please consult your operating system's documentation for more details. ## Windows -You will need to install [msys2][msys2] to build tinc under Windows. +You can build tinc using either the native [Windows SDK][sdk-ms] (which comes with Visual Studio), +or with the Unix-like [msys2 environment][sdk-msys2]. Install either one of them, plus +the latest version of [meson][meson-release]. -[msys2]: https://msys2.org/ +If you prefer the native SDK, you might want to work on tinc (or build it) under Visual Studio. +To do so, follow [these instructions][meson-vs]. By default, tinc produces a static Windows build, so you don't need to install anything in order to _run_ the compiled binaries. +[sdk-ms]: https://visualstudio.com/ +[sdk-msys2]: https://msys2.org/ +[meson-release]: https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases +[meson-vs]: https://mesonbuild.com/Using-with-Visual-Studio.html + # Building ## Native