Hi Collin, > I read the emails you sent and INSTALL.windows in gettext. How about > this revised version based on that information? > > Since Cygwin is preferred we can just have a single section for that. > Mention explicitly that it is preferred over MSYS2.
Pretty good already. > diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES > index b700c05bc6..9bb66fbcd9 100644 > --- a/DEPENDENCIES > +++ b/DEPENDENCIES > @@ -197,3 +197,13 @@ at any time. > https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/ > + Download: > https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/ > + > +* Cygwin > + + Optional. Needed only for Windows users. > + Provides a POSIX-like environment and binary packages necessary to > + build and run software. Native Windows binaries can be built with > + a packaged mingw tool chain. This method is preferred over MSYS2. > + + Homepage: > + https://cygwin.com/ > + + Download: > + https://cygwin.com/install.html I would additionally format it as a subsection, so that it clearly stands out from the rest: Prerequisites needed on specific platforms ========================================== Prerequisites on Windows ------------------------ * Cygwin + Required. Provides ... ... Bruno
