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| author | Jake Shadle <jake.shadle@frostbite.com> | 2015-08-28 09:46:23 +0200 |
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| committer | Jake Shadle <jake.shadle@frostbite.com> | 2015-08-28 09:46:23 +0200 |
| commit | 371c0ead1fb82f7c21c1d0126825785530c671b7 (patch) | |
| tree | 8ffcfa467382acc721fc7ddb2b28545b439c93d9 | |
| parent | 10d3873fb5669982577117882cf0c021d627eda3 (diff) | |
| download | rust-371c0ead1fb82f7c21c1d0126825785530c671b7.tar.gz rust-371c0ead1fb82f7c21c1d0126825785530c671b7.zip | |
Update README.md
Folded in suggestion from @brson to simply put the mirror update step in the regular set of tool chain install commands.
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 19 |
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 59fc70494cb..f581507e3a5 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Read ["Installing Rust"] from [The Book]. tools. ```sh + # Update package mirrors (may be needed if you have a fresh install of MSYS2) + $ pacman -Sy&&pacman -S pacman-mirrors + # Choose one based on platform: $ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain $ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain @@ -72,22 +75,6 @@ Read ["Installing Rust"] from [The Book]. $ pacman -S base-devel ``` - > ***Note:*** If the package install fails during retrieval, you may need to update - > `pacman`'s mirrors before attempting to install the `mingw64` toolchain. An example - > of the symptom of this problem would be... - - > ```sh - > error: failed retrieving file 'mingw-w64-x86_64-libiconv-1.14-4-any.pkg.tar.xz' - > from downloads.sourceforge.net : The requested URL returned error: 404 - > ``` - - > To update the mirrors for pacman, simply run the following commands in your - > MSYS2 terminal and retry installing the `mingw64` toolchain. - - > ```sh - > $ pacman -Sy&&pacman -S pacman-mirrors - > ``` - 3. Run `mingw32_shell.bat` or `mingw64_shell.bat` from wherever you installed MSYS2 (i.e. `C:\msys`), depending on whether you want 32-bit or 64-bit Rust. |