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[PATCH 15/17] vcbuild/readme: Improve layout and reference msvc-build script

From
Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Date
Jun 25, 2015, 00:03 UTC
Message-ID
<1435190633-2208-16-git-send-email-philipoakley@iee.org>
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Layout the 'either/or' with more white space to clarify which alternatives are matched up.

Reference the Msysgit build script which automates one sequence of options.
Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
---
 compat/vcbuild/README | 27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/compat/vcbuild/README b/compat/vcbuild/README
index df8a657..7548dc4 100644
--- a/compat/vcbuild/README
+++ b/compat/vcbuild/README
@@ -3,20 +3,24 @@ The Steps of Build Git with VS2008
 1. You need the build environment, which contains the Git dependencies
    to be able to compile, link and run Git with MSVC.
 
-   You can either use the binary repository:
+   You can either:
+      use the binary repository:
 
        WWW: http://repo.or.cz/w/msvcgit.git
        Git: git clone git://repo.or.cz/msvcgit.git
        Zip: http://repo.or.cz/w/msvcgit.git?a=snapshot;h=master;sf=zip
 
-   and call the setup_32bit_env.cmd batch script before compiling Git,
-   (see repo/package README for details), or the source repository:
+      and call the setup_32bit_env.cmd batch script before compiling Git,
+     (see repo/package README for details),
+
+   or:
+      use the source repository:
 
        WWW: http://repo.or.cz/w/gitbuild.git
        Git: git clone git://repo.or.cz/gitbuild.git
        Zip: (None, as it's a project with submodules)
 
-   and build the support libs as instructed in that repo/package.
+     and build the support libs as instructed in that repo/package.
 
 2. Ensure you have the msysgit environment in your path, so you have
    GNU Make, bash and perl available.
@@ -33,18 +37,25 @@ The Steps of Build Git with VS2008
        make common-cmds.h
    to generate the common-cmds.h file needed to compile git.
 
-4. Then either build Git with the GNU Make Makefile in the Git projects
-   root
+4. Then either
+
+     build Git with the GNU Make Makefile in the Git projects root
        make MSVC=1
-   or generate Visual Studio solution/projects (.sln/.vcproj) with the
+   or
+
+   generate Visual Studio solution/projects (.sln/.vcproj) with the
    command
        perl contrib/buildsystems/generate -g Vcproj
    and open and build the solution with the IDE
        devenv git.sln /useenv
-   or build with the IDE build engine directly from the command line
+     or
+
+   build with the IDE build engine directly from the command line
        devenv git.sln /useenv /build "Release|Win32"
    The /useenv option is required, so Visual Studio picks up the
    environment variables for the support libraries required to build
    Git, which you set up in step 1.
 
 Done!
+
+Or, use the Msysgit msvc-build script; available from that project.
-- 
2.3.1

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  1. 00/17 Make the msvc-build scripts work againPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  2. 01/17 .gitignore: improve MSVC ignore patternsPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  4. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  6. 02/17 .gitignore: ignore library directories created by MSVC VS2008 buildsystemPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  7. 03/17 (msvc-build) Vcproj.pm: remove duplicate GUIDPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  8. Eric SunshineJun 28, 2015
  9. Philip OakleyJun 28, 2015
  10. 04/17 Makefile: a dry-run can error out if no perl. Document the issuePhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  12. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015
  13. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  14. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015
  15. Philip OakleyJul 14, 2015
  16. 05/17 engine.pl: fix error message (lib->link)Philip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  17. 06/17 engine.pl: Avoid complications with perl supportPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  18. 07/17 engine.pl: Properly accept quoted spaces in filenamesPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  19. 08/17 engine.pl: Fix i18n -o option in msvc buildsystem generatorPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  20. 09/17 engine.pl: ignore invalidcontinue.obj which is known to MSVCPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  21. 10/17 engine.pl: name the msvc buildsystem's makedry error filePhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  22. 11/17 engine.pl: delete the captured stderr file if emptyPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  23. 12/17 engine.pl: add debug line to capture the dry-runPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  24. 13/17 engine.pl: provide more debug print statementsPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  25. Sebastian SchuberthJun 29, 2015
  26. Philip OakleyJul 7, 2015
  27. Sebastian SchuberthJun 29, 2015
  28. Sebastian SchuberthJun 29, 2015
  29. 14/17 Vcproj.pm: list git.exe first to be startup projectPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  30. 15/17 vcbuild/readme: Improve layout and reference msvc-build scriptPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  31. 16/17 msvc-build: add complete Microsoft Visual C compilation scriptPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  32. 17/17 config.mak.uname: add MSVC No_SafeExeceptionHandler optionPhilip Oakley, Jun 25, 2015
  33. Junio C HamanoJun 25, 2015
  34. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2015

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