From eb38204d1ac052c70d213627451dac41e563b951 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeremy White Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 23:14:53 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update the README to note the need for gcc 5+ and Visual Studio (#640) Update the build requirements in the README. Add a note about Visual Studio, the need for gcc 5, and remove the style guide; it is mentioned further down, and it is not a requirement for building. --- README.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dd1890ff20..be26d30131 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ Using Gradle makes building WPILib very straightforward. It only has a few depen ## Requirements +- A C++ compiler + - On Linux, gcc works fine + - On Windows, you need Visual Studio 2015 (the free community edition works fine). + Make sure to select the C++ Programming Language for installation - [ARM Compiler Toolchain](http://first.wpi.edu/FRC/roborio/toolchains/) + * Note that for 2017-2018 and beyond, you will need version 5 or greater of gcc - Doxygen (Only required if you want to build the C++ documentation) -- [wpiformat](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/styleguide) ## Setup