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| author | Jake Shadle <jake.shadle@frostbite.com> | 2015-08-27 17:00:06 +0200 |
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| committer | Jake Shadle <jake.shadle@frostbite.com> | 2015-08-27 17:00:06 +0200 |
| commit | 10d3873fb5669982577117882cf0c021d627eda3 (patch) | |
| tree | 81b334c47a7e5d69f7c6a4c494b411334defbbf9 /README.md | |
| parent | 40fd4d678706af0684cee1e95304352a6ca02837 (diff) | |
Update README.md
Encountered an issue going through the guide for installing the `mingw` toolchain on Windows with msys2, after some googling I found the [solution](https://github.com/Alexpux/MSYS2-packages/issues/163#issuecomment-73555971) and thought it would be good to update the README so people don't get frustrated. :)
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 391ada0efef..59fc70494cb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ Read ["Installing Rust"] from [The Book]. $ pacman -S base-devel ``` + > ***Note:*** If the package install fails during retrieval, you may need to update + > `pacman`'s mirrors before attempting to install the `mingw64` toolchain. An example + > of the symptom of this problem would be... + + > ```sh + > error: failed retrieving file 'mingw-w64-x86_64-libiconv-1.14-4-any.pkg.tar.xz' + > from downloads.sourceforge.net : The requested URL returned error: 404 + > ``` + + > To update the mirrors for pacman, simply run the following commands in your + > MSYS2 terminal and retry installing the `mingw64` toolchain. + + > ```sh + > $ pacman -Sy&&pacman -S pacman-mirrors + > ``` + 3. Run `mingw32_shell.bat` or `mingw64_shell.bat` from wherever you installed MSYS2 (i.e. `C:\msys`), depending on whether you want 32-bit or 64-bit Rust. |