diff --git a/Using-Rust-on-Windows.md b/Using-Rust-on-Windows.md index 90c950f..9e96d31 100644 --- a/Using-Rust-on-Windows.md +++ b/Using-Rust-on-Windows.md @@ -1,12 +1,13 @@ -As of release 0.9, Rust still depends on GCC for platform linker and C runtime libraries, so you will need to install one before installing Rust itself. Follow these instructions to set up the environment, then run the [installer][installer]. +As of release 0.9, Rust still depends on GCC for platform linker and C runtime libraries, so you will need to install one before installing Rust itself. Follow these instructions to set up the environment, then run the [installer]. ## MinGW + The standard way of running Rust on Windows is via the [MinGW/MSYS](http://www.mingw.org/) environment: -1. Click "Downloads" at the top of the page, download and run mingw-get-setup.exe. -2. Once package manager window opens, check the "mingw32-base" option. +1. Click "Downloads" on the left-hand side of the page, download and run mingw-get-setup.exe. +2. Once the package manager window opens, check the "mingw32-base" option. 3. Optionally, check "msys-base" to install MSYS shell. -4. Apply changes (Installation/Apply Changes). +4. Apply changes (Installation > Apply Changes). 5. If you installed MSYS, launch MSYS shell, `\msys\1.0\msys.bat`, type `sh /postinstall/pi.sh`, and answer the questions. 6. Use Rust compiler from MSYS shell (bonus: rustc will output colored error messages!). Or, simply add `\bin` to your PATH and use it from the Windows Command Prompt.