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@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@ Monkey2 target SDKs.
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#### The Windows Desktop Target
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#### The Windows Desktop Target
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-Monkey2 uses the mingw compilers and tools to build desktop apps for windows.
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+Monkey2 can use either the mingw or msvc express 2015 compilers to build desktop apps.
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-If you don't already have mingw installed, you can use the mingw build tools available at [[http://monkey2.monkey-x.com/monkey2-files]]. Simply download the mingw build tools package, run it (it's a self extracting exe), and select your monkey2 'devtools' dir for installation.
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+To use mingw, you can use the mingw build tools available at [[http://monkey2.monkey-x.com/monkey2-files]]. Simply download the mingw build tools package, run it (it's a self extracting exe), and select your monkey2 'devtools' dir for installation.
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-Note that the prebuilt binaries available from itch.io already include mingw.
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+Note that the prebuilt binaries available from itch.io already include mingw in the 'devtools' dir.
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+To use msvc instead of mingw, you will need to install msvc express 2015 and change the following line in bin/env_windows.txt:
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+#MX2_USE_MSVC=1
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+You will need to rebuild all modules after doing this.
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+Downloads for msvc express can be found here - https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/visual-studio-express/
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#### The Macos Desktop Target
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#### The Macos Desktop Target
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