[opensource-dev] Viewer Tools Upgrades - with a call for help

[Jonathan Welch]

Dropping in Tank's modified cmake file was not successful for me.
During the configure step there were errors and the final result did
not produce a .sln file.  So I will wait until his patch is officially
incorporated before testing these instructions further.

On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Jonathan Welch <jhwelch at gmail.com> wrote:
> More notes:
> The Tortoise HG link points to the main web page, not to the file we
> are supposed to download.
>
> The CMake link points to the main web page, not to the file we are
> supposed to download.
> Also, the instructions call for version 3.1.0.  The latest version is
> 3.1.1 and the version just prior to that one is 3.0.2.
>
> Same issue for Cygwin link pointing to main web page.
>
> Intermediate check -- instructions needed on how to open a cygwin
> terminal.  Inconsistent word usage; previously it was called a shell.
>
> Even better would be to only use the command prompt window.  Less
> confusing than having to remember what window to do various operations
> in.
>
> In Install Autobuild there is a clickable link that should not be there:
> http://bitbucket.org/oz_linden/autobuild-metadata#egg=autobuild
>
> In Update system PATH instructions on how to proceed in the Control
> Panel are needed.
>
> Oups, I have to go and apply Tank's patch for DirectX, as that has not
> made it into the instructions yet.