From 1ca2f12d24ca6c855b4f95d8c32123e53c846d02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clach04 Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2019 09:51:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update README.rst Add Windows path note, in preference from adding exes to system locations --- README.rst | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index b81e51d4..bb24b606 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ Windows builds are available in the releases page on GitHub: https://github.com/rednex/rgbds/releases -Copy the ``.exe`` files to ``C:\Windows\`` or similar. +Extract the zip and then add the executable directory to the path. For example: + +:: + + path %PATH%;C:\Programs\rgbds-0.3.8-win64\win64 If you require the latest version in development, it should be possible to compile RGBDS with MinGW or Cygwin by following the instructions to build it on From ff7c46f5a64f1c463ae094545dd0eaa93ff87a47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: clach04 Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 10:19:22 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Readme windows install instructions, alternative install location --- README.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index bb24b606..336e4875 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Extract the zip and then add the executable directory to the path. For example: path %PATH%;C:\Programs\rgbds-0.3.8-win64\win64 +Alternatively, the RGBDS executables can be simply dropped in the folder of the project they're used in. + If you require the latest version in development, it should be possible to compile RGBDS with MinGW or Cygwin by following the instructions to build it on UNIX systems.