From f7da0b4525c4fb0a5891cb1057b38e94a06ccf69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tyler Veness Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:02:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Improve list of build requirements in README (#2709) The bulleted list was reworded to address excessive wordiness, and links are now provided for Windows C++ compiler options. --- README.md | 13 ++++++------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 55627448e8..b962da58f0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -23,13 +23,12 @@ 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 2019 (the free community edition works fine). - Make sure to select the C++ Programming Language for installation -- [ARM Compiler Toolchain](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/roborio-toolchain/releases) - * Note that for 2020 and beyond, you should use version 7 or greater of GCC -- Doxygen (Only required if you want to build the C++ documentation) +- C++ compiler + - On Linux, install GCC + - On Windows, install the [build tools for Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#build-tools-for-visual-studio-2019), or install [Visual Studio Community 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/) and select the C++ programming language during installation + - On macOS, install the Xcode command-line build tools via `xcode-select --install` +- [ARM compiler toolchain](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/roborio-toolchain/releases) + - For 2020 and beyond, use GCC version 7 or greater ## Setup