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| author | Fernando Jimenez Moreno <ferjmoreno@gmail.com> | 2019-08-19 18:27:51 +0200 |
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| committer | Fernando Jimenez Moreno <ferjmoreno@gmail.com> | 2019-08-20 08:47:42 +0200 |
| commit | 7d167461e860e90d83bdaceea83a719bb216690b (patch) | |
| tree | d206afc503409b5ad07dd738aafdf0d3b4815021 | |
| parent | c187dce11c13986a5c106fc2d62ce2ec62400515 (diff) | |
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Update Windows installation instructions
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0ddcdbbea33..0a8180957db 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ You should change the installation to install the "Add python.exe to Path" featu 2. Install Python 3.7 for Windows (https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-374/). The Windows x86-64 MSI installer is fine. This is required in order to build the JavaScript engine, SpiderMonkey. -2. Install virtualenv. +3. Install virtualenv. In a normal Windows Shell (cmd.exe or "Command Prompt" from the start menu), do: ``` @@ -223,14 +223,21 @@ pip install virtualenv ``` If this does not work, you may need to reboot for the changed PATH settings (by the python installer) to take effect. -3. Install the most recent [GStreamer](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/windows/) MSVC development package following [these instructions](https://github.com/sdroege/gstreamer-rs#gstreamer-binaries-1). Note that the MinGW binaries will not work, so make sure that you install the MSVC the ones. +4. Install `pkg-config` either via [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install#installing-chocolatey)(`choco install pkgconfiglite`) or from [here](https://sourceforge.net/projects/pkgconfiglite/). + +5. Install the most recent [GStreamer](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/windows/) MSVC packages. You need to download the two `.msi` files for your platform from the [GStreamer](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/windows/) website and install them. The currently recommended version is 1.16.0. i.e.: + +- [gstreamer-1.0-msvc-x86_64-1.16.0.msi](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/windows/1.16.0/gstreamer-1.0-msvc-x86_64-1.16.0.msi) +- [gstreamer-1.0-devel-msvc-x86_64-1.16.0.msi](https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/data/pkg/windows/1.16.0/gstreamer-1.0-devel-msvc-x86_64-1.16.0.msi) + +Note that the MinGW binaries will not work, so make sure that you install the MSVC the ones. Note that you should ensure that _all_ components are installed from gstreamer, as we require many of the optional libraries that are not installed by default. -4. Install Git for Windows (https://git-scm.com/download/win). DO allow it to add git.exe to the PATH (default +6. Install Git for Windows (https://git-scm.com/download/win). DO allow it to add git.exe to the PATH (default settings for the installer are fine). -5. Install Visual Studio Community 2017 (https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/). You MUST add "Visual C++" to the +7. Install Visual Studio Community 2017 (https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/community/). You MUST add "Visual C++" to the list of installed components. It is not on by default. Visual Studio 2017 MUST installed to the default location or mach.bat will not find it. ##### [Optional] Install LLVM for faster link times |