From 3e46baf4ed4d16d3003238328a7ee8f96188cafa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Carstensen Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:11:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Document msys2 dependency on Windows (addresses #330) --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 78c21d8b1..067b51f52 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ and create a Simics project (automatic in the default installation flow). ### Building DMLC from a Simics project In your Simics project, check out the DML repository into the `modules/dmlc` -directory. At the top-level of the project, do `make dmlc` -(or `bin\make dmlc` on Windows). +directory. At the top-level of the project, do `make dmlc` (or `bin\make dmlc` +on Windows). The build depends on some standard Unix tools like `touch`; on +Windows this means you also need to install a GNU toolchain such as +[msys2](https://www.msys2.org/). ### Testing DMLC from a Simics project To run the unit tests provided with DMLC, run `make test-dmlc` or