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--- en:software:windows_hints [2017/03/22 17:16] – [Hints] stefan
+++ en:software:windows_hints [2018/04/07 07:56] – [Hints for Windows users] 39.44.187.125
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 Windows but unfortunately Windows is a quite unfriendly environment for such programs. Some SDK's hide this behind an IDE (e.g. the Cypress FX3 SDK is delivered with Eclipse). ZTEX does no go this way.
-The building rules of the ZTEX SDK are described by platform and IDE independent Makfiles. This tutorial gives some hints for setting up the development environment and describes how the SDK can be integrated into an IDE.
+The building rules of the ZTEX SDK are described by platform and IDE independent Makfiles. This tutorial gives you some hints for setting up the development environment and describes how the SDK can be integrated into an IDE.
-Additional information can be found at [[http://wiki.ztex.de/doku.php?id=en:software:tutorial_example#usb_driver_for_windows|USB driver for Windows]]
 ===== Hints =====
-  * It is recommended to use the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2|MSys2]] environment
+  * It is recommended to use the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2|MSYS/MINGW]] environment
   * make is not a part of the installation and has to be installed using the command <code>
 pacman -S msys/make</code>
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     * Symlinks can be created by Ctrl+x s
   * Some installation paths have to be set up in ''Makfile.conf'', see [[en:software:tutorial_compiling]]. Spaces and other odd signs in directory names cause a lot of trouble. In order to prevent this, create a few symlinks without spaces, e.g. link the installation directory of the Cypress FX3 SDK to ''/c/cypress'' (= ''c:\cypress'')
-  * MSys/MinGW can also be used to build the C host software examples:
+  * MSYS/MinGW can also be used to build the C host software examples:
     * ''libusb-1.0'' and ''gcc'' are required: <code>pacman -S mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb</code> for 64 Bit binaries or  <code>  pacman -S mingw32/mingw-ws64-i686-gcc mingw32/mingw-w64-i686-libusb</code> for 32 Bit binaries
-    * Open mingw64/mingw32 environment (not just msys), got to the project directory and call ''make''
+    * Open MinGW64/MinGW32 environment (not just MSYS), got to the project directory and call ''make''