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authorBryson Steck <steck.bryson@gmail.com>2022-03-24 15:45:27 -0600
committerBryson Steck <steck.bryson@gmail.com>2022-03-24 15:45:27 -0600
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@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
Installation
=============
+Instructions are available for the following operating systems:
+* `Linux/BSD <#linuxbsd>`_
+* `Windows <#windows>`_
+
+Linux/BSD
+==========
+
To install ``uirc``, you need to have the following items:
* A C compiler (``uirc`` uses ``gcc`` by default, but you can change what compiler you use in the `config.mk file <config.mk>`_.)
@@ -58,12 +65,10 @@ FreeBSD/OpenBSD
----------------
.. code:: bash
- $ doas pkg_add git curl
- # in BSD, you must install the 'stb' library manually from GitHub.
- # in order to do this, make sure wget is installed with:
- $ doas pkg_add wget
+ $ doas pkg_add git curl wget
# then, clone the repository and install the 'stb' library:
$ git clone https://github.com/brysonsteck/uirc && cd uirc
+ # in BSD, you must install the 'stb' library manually from GitHub. do this with:
$ doas make stb
To build ``uirc`` on BSD, you need to uncomment the OPTIONS line at the bottom of the `config.mk <config.mk>`_ file. Additionally, if you would rather use ``cc`` instead of ``gcc``, you can change that in this file as well. Then, you can continue with the instructions.
@@ -74,3 +79,14 @@ To build ``uirc`` on BSD, you need to uncomment the OPTIONS line at the bottom o
$ make
# or, if you want to install globally, use:
$ doas make install
+
+Windows
+========
+
+To build on Windows, you need to install a Linux distribution through WSL. This can be done with the following command in Command Prompt::
+
+ >wsl --install
+
+Once installed and you set up your user account, run ``sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade`` and confirm to install the updates. Let it sit here, this might take a while.
+
+Once you have updated your WSL instance, read the `Linux <#linuxbsd>`_ section above, following instructions for your WSL distribution (if you followed this guide to install, you will be following instructions for Debian).