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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Using-with-Visual-Studio.md b/docs/markdown/Using-with-Visual-Studio.md index c66cf3c..3c97ee5 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Using-with-Visual-Studio.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Using-with-Visual-Studio.md @@ -4,22 +4,24 @@ short-description: How to use meson in Visual Studio # Using with Visual Studio -In order to generate Visual Studio projects, Meson needs to know the settings -of your installed version of Visual Studio. The only way to get this -information is to run Meson under the Visual Studio Command Prompt. +In order to generate Visual Studio projects, Meson needs to know the +settings of your installed version of Visual Studio. The only way to +get this information is to run Meson under the Visual Studio Command +Prompt. -You can always find the Visual Studio Command Prompt by searching from the -Start Menu. However, the name is different for each Visual Studio version. With -Visual Studio 2019, look for "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019". -The next steps are [the same as always](https://mesonbuild.com/Running-Meson.html#configuring-the-build-directory): +You can always find the Visual Studio Command Prompt by searching from +the Start Menu. However, the name is different for each Visual Studio +version. With Visual Studio 2019, look for "x64 Native Tools Command +Prompt for VS 2019". The next steps are [the same as +always](https://mesonbuild.com/Running-Meson.html#configuring-the-build-directory): 1. `cd` into your source directory 1. `meson setup builddir`, which will create and setup the build directory 1. `meson compile -C builddir`, to compile your code. You can also use `ninja -C builddir` here if you are using the default Ninja backend. -If you wish to generate Visual Studio project files, pass `--backend vs`. -At the time of writing the Ninja backend is more mature than the VS backend so -you might want to use it for serious work. +If you wish to generate Visual Studio project files, pass `--backend +vs`. At the time of writing the Ninja backend is more mature than the +VS backend so you might want to use it for serious work. # Using Clang-CL with Visual Studio |