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reword for clarity

David Rose 21 years ago
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  2. 11 4
      ppremake/BUILD_FROM_CVS.txt

+ 6 - 4
doc/INSTALL

@@ -430,8 +430,9 @@ build and install panda:
 
 
 After installing panda, you are almost ready to run the program
 After installing panda, you are almost ready to run the program
 "pview," which is a basic model viewer program that demonstrates some
 "pview," which is a basic model viewer program that demonstrates some
-Panda functionality.  Successfully running pview proves that Panda is
-installed and configured correctly (at least as a C++ library).
+Panda functionality (see HOW TO RUN PANDA, below).  Successfully
+running pview proves that Panda is installed and configured correctly
+(at least as a C++ library).
 
 
 If you wish, you may also build direct.  You only need to build this
 If you wish, you may also build direct.  You only need to build this
 if you intend to use the Python interfaces.
 if you intend to use the Python interfaces.
@@ -626,8 +627,9 @@ build and install panda:
 
 
 After installing panda, you are almost ready to run the program
 After installing panda, you are almost ready to run the program
 "pview," which is a basic model viewer program that demonstrates some
 "pview," which is a basic model viewer program that demonstrates some
-Panda functionality.  Successfully running pview proves that Panda is
-now installed and configured correctly (at least as a C++ library).
+Panda functionality (see HOW TO RUN PANDA, below).  Successfully
+running pview proves that Panda is now installed and configured
+correctly (at least as a C++ library).
 
 
 If you wish, you may also build direct.  You only need to build this
 If you wish, you may also build direct.  You only need to build this
 if you intend to use the Python interfaces.
 if you intend to use the Python interfaces.

+ 11 - 4
ppremake/BUILD_FROM_CVS.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 To build ppremake on Unix (or Windows Cygwin) using autoconf, follow
 To build ppremake on Unix (or Windows Cygwin) using autoconf, follow
 the following steps. 
 the following steps. 
 
 
-Note that if you are building on Windows, you do not need to use
-Cygwin (a VC7 project file is provided), but you must use Cygwin to
-build ppremake if you want to build a version of ppremake that can
-correctly decode Cygwin-style pathnames into Windows-style pathnames.
+If you are on Windows, note that you may build ppremake either using
+or without using Cygwin.  This document describes how to build it with
+Cygwin; if you want to build it without Cygwin just use the provided
+VC7 project file.  However, if you intend to use Cygwin to build and
+install the rest of Panda (see the top-level INSTALL document for
+Panda), you must also use Cygwin to build ppremake, since otherwise
+ppremake will not be able to correctly decode Cygwin-style pathnames
+into Windows-style pathnames.  In general, if you have Cygwin
+installed, you should follow these steps to build ppremake; you should
+use the VC7 project files only if you don't have Cygwin and you have
+no intention of getting it.
 
 
 (1) If the file "configure" exists, skip to step (4), below.  This is
 (1) If the file "configure" exists, skip to step (4), below.  This is
     the normal case; you must have unpacked an archive file that
     the normal case; you must have unpacked an archive file that