Skip to content

Commit 1820d56

Browse files
authored
Update setup to sound less alienating to Windows users (#114)
1 parent c2b29c8 commit 1820d56

File tree

1 file changed

+3
-3
lines changed

1 file changed

+3
-3
lines changed

src/part1/setup.md

+3-3
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ If `make` cannot be found, you may need to install your distribution's `build-es
3939

4040
### Windows
4141

42-
The sad truth is that Windows is a terrible OS for development; however, you can install environments that solve most issues.
42+
The modern tools we'll be using for Game Boy development have been designed for a Unix environment, so setup on Windows is not fully straightfoward. However, it's possible to install an environment that will provide everything we need.
4343

44-
On Windows 10, your best bet is [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl), which sort of allows running a Linux distribution within Windows.
45-
Install WSL 1 or WSL 2, then a distribution of your choice, and then follow these steps again, but for the Linux distribution you installed.
44+
On Windows 10 and Windows 11, your best bet is [WSL](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl), which is a method for running a Linux distribution within Windows.
45+
Install WSL, then a distribution of your choice (pick Ubuntu if unsure), and then follow these steps again, but for the Linux distribution you installed.
4646

4747
If WSL is not an option, you can use [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org) or [Cygwin](https://www.cygwin.com) instead; then check out [RGBDS' Windows install instructions](https://rgbds.gbdev.io/install).
4848
As far as I'm aware, both of these provide a sufficiently up-to-date version of GNU Make.

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)