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diff --git a/doc/README.W32 b/doc/README.W32 index 7c9fe9ce1..8235552e7 100644 --- a/doc/README.W32 +++ b/doc/README.W32 @@ -101,21 +101,29 @@ directory with the changes relative to the generic version. The source is distributed as a BZIP2 or GZIP compressed tar archive. See the instructions in file README on how to check the integrity of -that file. Wir a properly setup build environment, you unpack the +that file. With a properly setup build environment, you unpack the tarball change to the created directory and run $ ./autogen.sh --build-w32 $ make $ cp g10/gpg*.exe /some_windows_drive/ -Building a version with the installer is a bit more complex and -basically works by creating a top directory, unpacking in that top -directory, switching to the gnupg-1.x.y directory, running -"./autogen.sh --build-w32" and "make", switching back to the top -directory, running a "mkdir dist-w32; mkdir iconv", copying the -required iconv files (iconv.dll, README.iconv, COPYING.LIB) into the -iconv directory, running gnupg-1.x.y/scripts/mk-w32-dist and voila, -the installer package will be available in the dist-w32 directory. +Building a version with the installer requires an install NSIS tool +and a directory with the iconv files. The script mk-w32-dist does the +entire build from the tarball and checks most prerequisites; example: + + $ scripts/mk-w32-dist $(pwd)/gnupg-1.4.3.tar.gz + +If you installed the iconv files in a non-standard place you may use + + $ scripts/mk-w32-dist --iconv-dir /foo/bar/ $(pwd)/gnupg-1.4.3.tar.gz + +If you need to patch the standard tarball, you can supply a patch file: + + $ scripts/mk-w32-dist $(pwd)/gnupg-1.4.3.tar.gz mypatches + +That patch file will then be part of the installer. + Copying: @@ -123,8 +131,9 @@ Copying: GnuPG is - Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, - 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, + 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, + 2010, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc. GnuPG is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -145,7 +154,7 @@ information and bug reporting addresses pertaining to GnuPG. For copying conditions of the GNU LIBICONV library see the file README.iconv. - + The installer software used to create the official binary packages for W32 is NSIS (http://nsis.sourceforge.net/): |