[Pidgin] BuildingWinPidgin modified

[Pidgin]

Page "BuildingWinPidgin" was changed by renatosilva
Diff URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/BuildingWinPidgin?action=diff&version=159>
Revision 159
Comment: Add reference to Pidgin Widev automation script, and remove reference to the very old, no longer working Build Environment Fetcher.
Changes:
-------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<--------
Index: BuildingWinPidgin
=========================================================================
--- BuildingWinPidgin (version: 158)
+++ BuildingWinPidgin (version: 159)
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 }}}
   1. Install the [http://cygwin.com Cygwin] Bash shell.
      Also make sure you install bash, bzip2, '''ca-certificates''', coreutils, gawk, '''gnupg''', grep, gzip, '''libiconv''', '''make''', '''patch''', sed, tar, '''unzip''', '''wget''', and '''zip''' (several of these are selected by default, those in bold are not).[[BR]]
-     You may prefer to use [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS%20Base%20System/msys-1.0.11/MSYS-1.0.11.exe/download MSYS] instead of Cygwin, but if you do so, you may need to tweak the instructions.
+     You may prefer to use [http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/MSYS%20Base%20System/msys-1.0.11/MSYS-1.0.11.exe/download MSYS] instead of Cygwin, but if you do so, you may need to tweak the instructions. Alternatively, if you wish, there is a ''third-party'' [https://launchpad.net/pidgin-windev automation script for MSYS] which should cover most of the steps described here.
 
   2. The following instructions were written under the assumption that [#GetthePidginsourcecode the Pidgin source] will be extracted or checked out into `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>` and that you install all of Pidgin's build dependencies under `$PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev` (the point being that the pidgin source root and `win32-dev` directories should be on the same level).
      Some users may find the [#CustomizingtheBuildEnvironment instructions for customizing their build environment] useful.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 == Build the Pidgin Installer ==
 
-  * If you want to build the Pidgin installer, do the following (skip to the `make` command below if you chose to use the Build Environment Fetcher):
+  * If you want to build the Pidgin installer, do the following:
     * Download and install [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Download NSIS]. Include NSIS to Cygwin's `PATH`.
      *  For information on the NSIS installer, visit the [http://nsis.sourceforge.net NSIS website].[[BR]]
     * Download the [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Nsisunz_plug-in nsisunz plugin], and extract `nsisunz.dll` into the `Plugins` directory of your NSIS installation.
-------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<--------

--
Page URL: <https://developer.pidgin.im/wiki/BuildingWinPidgin>
Pidgin <https://pidgin.im>
Pidgin

This is an automated message. Someone added your email address to be
notified of changes on 'BuildingWinPidgin' page.
If it was not you, please report to datallah at pidgin.im.