On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:32 AM hinderanyoption81 via ffmpeg-user <ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org> wrote: > > Hello, > Upon reading the "Compilation Guide / MSVC on Wiki", I am confused about at > least three issues. > 1. The Guide starts with a sentence "FFmpeg can be built on Windows with > Visual Studio", and then it says: > > Finally, run: For MSVC: > ./configure --toolchain=msvc > make > make install > > First, this is a Unix command that will not run on Windows. Second, does > "make" refer to a Windows make.exe or a Unix make.exe, and where is that file > located? > > 2. The Guide says that "www.mingw.org" is a prerequisite. Their web installer > at osdn.net/projects/mingw/downloads/68260/mingw-get-setup.exe doesn't work > (I get error messages like >
The point of mingw is to have access to all those essential Unix commands, even though you're on Windows. So the key here is to get mingw successfully installed. I can't help with the specifics there, but that's definitely what needs to happen. ChrisA _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-user mailing list ffmpeg-user@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-user To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-user-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
