From af19a21e4ca0059f8c7ea75bc50b94c50a3de55f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: baldurk Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2019 14:56:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that android builds are only supported from a proper bash shell * Not from the windows cmd prompt --- docs/CONTRIBUTING/Compiling.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING/Compiling.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING/Compiling.md index 5f6509b52..660db5ec9 100644 --- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING/Compiling.md +++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING/Compiling.md @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ cmake -DBUILD_ANDROID=On -DANDROID_ABI=armeabi-v7a .. make ``` -On Windows, you need to specify the 'generator' type to the cmake invocation. The exact parameter will depend on your bash shell, but options are e.g. `-G "MSYS Makefiles"` or `-G "MinGW Makefiles"`, i.e.: +On Windows, you should always build Android from a bash shell - cygwin, msys2, Windows WSL, etc. Building from cmd may work but is not supported. + +On windows cmake you need to specify the 'generator' type to the cmake invocation. The exact parameter will depend on your bash shell, but options are e.g. `-G "MSYS Makefiles"` or `-G "MinGW Makefiles"`, i.e.: ``` cmake -DBUILD_ANDROID=On -DANDROID_ABI=armeabi-v7a -G "MSYS Makefiles" ..