From a387707cd8cdefbffb5b7429bda4b7fcc192954a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lasse Collin Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:33:14 +0200 Subject: Windows: Update INSTALL-MSVC.txt to recommend CMake over project files. --- windows/INSTALL-MSVC.txt | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/INSTALL-MSVC.txt b/windows/INSTALL-MSVC.txt index 17e1da18..2fdd1e7b 100644 --- a/windows/INSTALL-MSVC.txt +++ b/windows/INSTALL-MSVC.txt @@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ Introduction Building -------- - The following files in this directory are for MSVC: + It is recommended to use CMake to generate build files for MSVC. + The project files in vs201x directories will be removed in the + future (5.4.x releases will include them still). + + Descriptions of the files in the vs201x directories: config.h liblzma configuration #defines for MSVC. liblzma.vcxproj This builds static liblzma. @@ -34,12 +38,8 @@ Building This means that you may need to either install Windows SDK 8.1 or you may need to set the target platform version before building. - Currently no test programs are built or run under MSVC. - - MSVC gives a bunch of compiler warnings. Some warnings are specific - to 32-bit or 64-bit build and some appear for both builds. These - are known and shouldn't be a problem. Some of them will probably - be fixed in the future. + Currently no test programs are built or run under MSVC from the + project files. CMake-based builds include tests too. Notes @@ -49,3 +49,8 @@ Notes by default. To avoid this when using static liblzma from your code, #define LZMA_API_STATIC before #including . + MSVC gives a bunch of compiler warnings. Some warnings are specific + to 32-bit or 64-bit build and some appear for both builds. These + are known and shouldn't be a problem. Some of them will probably + be fixed in the future. + -- cgit v1.2.3