From 6a3078bb89b7cd37953d7f561db0b19d38b6396d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:38:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] doc/platform: Mention MinGW-w64
This is the toolchain most, including Libav's nightlies, use to build.
Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com>
---
doc/platform.texi | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/platform.texi b/doc/platform.texi
index 0ed8e076371..271f1092fd0 100644
--- a/doc/platform.texi
+++ b/doc/platform.texi
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ For information about compiling Libav on OS/2 see
@section Native Windows compilation
-Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW tools. Install
-the latest versions of MSYS and MinGW from @url{http://www.mingw.org/}.
-You can find detailed installation
-instructions in the download section and the FAQ.
+Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW or MinGW-w64
+toolchains. Install the latest versions of MSYS and MinGW or MinGW-w64 from
+@url{http://www.mingw.org/} or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
+You can find detailed installation instructions in the download section and
+the FAQ.
Libav does not build out-of-the-box with the packages the automated MinGW
installer provides. It also requires coreutils to be installed and many other
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