From 0ca3d32c82a74a1ec9db3f0519a32493539ae1b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martyn Gigg <martyn.gigg@stfc.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2018 09:50:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add more detail to developer docs r.e. VS2017 setup --- dev-docs/source/GettingStarted.rst | 4 ++++ dev-docs/source/JenkinsConfiguration.rst | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/dev-docs/source/GettingStarted.rst b/dev-docs/source/GettingStarted.rst index e5e48eafce7..3de44933d1c 100644 --- a/dev-docs/source/GettingStarted.rst +++ b/dev-docs/source/GettingStarted.rst @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ Install the following: * `Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/>`_. * When asked about installation workloads choose ``Desktop development with C++`` + * Under the "Installation details" section verify that the following are checked: + + * ``Windows 8.1 SDK and UCRT SDK`` + * The latest Windows 10 SDK * `Git <https://git-scm.com/>`_. diff --git a/dev-docs/source/JenkinsConfiguration.rst b/dev-docs/source/JenkinsConfiguration.rst index ddc5cb25736..6695beb8daa 100644 --- a/dev-docs/source/JenkinsConfiguration.rst +++ b/dev-docs/source/JenkinsConfiguration.rst @@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ Set up a local ``builder`` account that will be used by the slave. Install the :ref:`required prerequisites <GettingStarted>` for the relevant OS. .. note:: - For Windows the `Command line Visual C++ build tools <http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools>`__ - may be used in place of a full Visual Studio install from version 2017 onwards (the 2015 tools contain a broken `vcvarsall.bat`). + For Windows the `Command line Visual C++ build tools <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/>`__ + may be used in place of a full Visual Studio install from version 2017 onwards (the 2015 tools contain a broken `vcvarsall.bat`). The same + options should be used as for the full install. Windows ------- -- GitLab