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diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc index 03f2b4b2eb..1821400493 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.asciidoc @@ -89,34 +89,28 @@ You can use Chocolatey to install Visual Studio: PS$>choco install VisualStudioCommunity2013 ---- -[TIP] -.You can use other Microsoft C compiler variants, but VS2013 is used +You can use other Microsoft C compiler variants, but VS2013 is used to build the development releases and is the preferred option. -==== It's possible to compile Wireshark with a wide range of Microsoft C compiler variants. For details see -<<ChToolsMSChain>>! +<<ChToolsMSChain>>. [TIP] +.Is Win32.Mak missing? +==== For VS2013 (and later) Microsoft has left out a required file from the -include files to build with nmake. To fix this copy Win32.Mak from the Win 7 SDK +include files to build with nmake. To fix this copy Win32.Mak from the Win 7 SDK into an appropriate path for use with VS2013, e.g. ---- -xcopy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A\Include\Win32.Mak C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include +C:\> xcopy C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A\Include\Win32.Mak C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include ---- ==== - -[WARNING] -.Don't use gcc or Clang -==== Compiling with gcc or Clang is not recommended and will -certainly not work (at least without a lot of advanced +certainly not work (at least not without a lot of advanced tweaking). For further details on this topic, see -<<ChToolsGNUChain>>. -==== -// XXX This is changing in regard to Clang: -// http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStartedVS.html +<<ChToolsGNUChain>>. This may change in future as releases +of Visual Studio add more cross-platform support. // XXX - mention the compiler and PSDK web installers - // which significantly reduce download size - and find out the |