Commit: doc(INSTALLpc): mention additional packages for msys2

4 views
Skip to first unread message

Christian Brabandt

unread,
Sep 17, 2023, 10:45:14 AM9/17/23
to vim...@googlegroups.com
doc(INSTALLpc): mention additional packages for msys2

Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/177437cc6f2ebff6bd62a21a20ba963450377de0
Author: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>
Date: Sun Sep 17 16:36:33 2023 +0200

doc(INSTALLpc): mention additional packages for msys2

Signed-off-by: Christian Brabandt <c...@256bit.org>

diff --git a/src/INSTALLpc.txt b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
index 104a3a97e..7400b49bb 100644
--- a/src/INSTALLpc.txt
+++ b/src/INSTALLpc.txt
@@ -215,11 +215,14 @@ The following package groups are required for building Vim:
* base-devel
* mingw-w64-i686-toolchain (for building 32-bit Vim)
* mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain (for building 64-bit Vim)
+* git (optional, to clone the repository)
+* pactoys (optional for the pacboy command)

(These groups also include some useful packages which are not used by Vim.)
Use the following command to install them:

- $ pacman -S base-devel mingw-w64-i686-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
+ $ pacman -S base-devel mingw-w64-i686-toolchain \
+ mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain pactoys git

Or you can use the `pacboy` command to avoid long package names:

Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages