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Clarify that MSVC build shell requirements (#4701)

Co-authored-by: Hugo Locurcio <[email protected]>
nikitalita 4 years ago
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@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ Selecting a compiler
 SCons will automatically find and use an existing Visual Studio installation.
 SCons will automatically find and use an existing Visual Studio installation.
 If you do not have Visual Studio installed, it will attempt to use
 If you do not have Visual Studio installed, it will attempt to use
 MinGW instead. If you already have Visual Studio installed and want to
 MinGW instead. If you already have Visual Studio installed and want to
-use MinGW, pass ``use_mingw=yes`` to the SCons command line.
+use MinGW, pass ``use_mingw=yes`` to the SCons command line. Note that MSVC 
+builds cannot be performed from the MSYS2 or MinGW shells. Use either 
+``cmd.exe`` or PowerShell instead.
 
 
 During development, using the Visual Studio compiler is usually a better idea,
 During development, using the Visual Studio compiler is usually a better idea,
 as it links the Godot binary much faster than MinGW. However, MinGW can
 as it links the Godot binary much faster than MinGW. However, MinGW can