diff --git a/docs/developers/Building_Windows.md b/docs/developers/Building_Windows.md index 1ba751662..064043de5 100644 --- a/docs/developers/Building_Windows.md +++ b/docs/developers/Building_Windows.md @@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ Extract `ccache` to a folder of your choosing, add the folder to the `PATH` envi - Right click on `BUILD_ALL` project. This `BUILD_ALL` project should be in `CMakePredefinedTargets` tree in Solution Explorer. - VCMI will be built in `%VCMI_DIR%/build/bin` folder! +## Compile VCMI with MinGW via MSYS2 +- Install MSYS2 from https://www.msys2.org/ +- Start the `MSYS MinGW x64`-shell +- Install dependencies: `pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2 mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2_image mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2_mixer mingw-w64-x86_64-SDL2_ttf mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja mingw-w64-x86_64-qt5-base mingw-w64-x86_64-qt5-tools` +- Generate and build solution from VCMI-root dir: `cmake --preset windows-mingw-release && cmake --build --preset windows-mingw-release` + # Create VCMI installer (This step is not required for just building & development) Make sure NSIS is installed to default directory or have registry entry so CMake can find it.