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844f98c1 Help: Clarify MinGW v. MSYS Makefiles generators (#15319)
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Author: Brad King <brad.k...@kitware.com>
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CommitDate: Fri Dec 19 09:07:25 2014 -0500
Help: Clarify MinGW v. MSYS Makefiles generators (#15319)
Explain the usage of each generator more clearly and reference each as
an alternative to the other.
Suggested-by: Craig Hicks <hicks...@hotmail.com>
diff --git a/Help/generator/MSYS Makefiles.rst b/Help/generator/MSYS
Makefiles.rst
index 0b89126..f7cfa44 100644
--- a/Help/generator/MSYS Makefiles.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/MSYS Makefiles.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
MSYS Makefiles
--------------
-Generates MSYS makefiles.
+Generates makefiles for use with MSYS ``make`` under the MSYS shell.
-The makefiles use /bin/sh as the shell. They require msys to be
-installed on the machine.
+Use this generator in a MSYS shell prompt and using ``make`` as the build
+tool. The generated makefiles use ``/bin/sh`` as the shell to launch build
+rules. They are not compatible with a Windows command prompt.
+
+To build under a Windows command prompt, use the
+:generator:`MinGW Makefiles` generator.
diff --git a/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst b/Help/generator/MinGW
Makefiles.rst
index ed4ccdd..9fe5fe3 100644
--- a/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst
+++ b/Help/generator/MinGW Makefiles.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
MinGW Makefiles
---------------
-Generates a make file for use with mingw32-make.
+Generates makefiles for use with ``mingw32-make`` under a Windows command
+prompt.
-The makefiles generated use cmd.exe as the shell. They do not require
-msys or a unix shell.
+Use this generator under a Windows command prompt with MinGW in the ``PATH``
+and using ``mingw32-make`` as the build tool. The generated makefiles use
+``cmd.exe`` as the shell to launch build rules. They are not compatible with
+MSYS or a unix shell.
+
+To build under the MSYS shell, use the :generator:`MSYS Makefiles` generator.
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