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Help: Clarify MinGW v. MSYS Makefiles generators (#15319) 

Explain the usage of each generator more clearly and reference each as
an alternative to the other.

Suggested-by: Craig Hicks <hicks111@hotmail.com>
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Brad King 2014-12-19 08:51:17 -05:00
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MSYS Makefiles
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Generates MSYS makefiles.
Generates makefiles for use with MSYS ``make`` under the MSYS shell.
The makefiles use /bin/sh as the shell. They require msys to be
installed on the machine.
Use this generator in a MSYS shell prompt and using ``make`` as the build
tool. The generated makefiles use ``/bin/sh`` as the shell to launch build
rules. They are not compatible with a Windows command prompt.
To build under a Windows command prompt, use the
:generator:`MinGW Makefiles` generator.

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MinGW Makefiles
---------------
Generates a make file for use with mingw32-make.
Generates makefiles for use with ``mingw32-make`` under a Windows command
prompt.
The makefiles generated use cmd.exe as the shell. They do not require
msys or a unix shell.
Use this generator under a Windows command prompt with MinGW in the ``PATH``
and using ``mingw32-make`` as the build tool. The generated makefiles use
``cmd.exe`` as the shell to launch build rules. They are not compatible with
MSYS or a unix shell.
To build under the MSYS shell, use the :generator:`MSYS Makefiles` generator.