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readme: update build instructions for Windows

rdb 6 years ago
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@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ Building Panda3D
 Windows
 Windows
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-You can build Panda3D with the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 or 2017 compiler,
+You can build Panda3D with the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015, 2017 or 2019 compiler,
 which can be downloaded for free from the [Visual Studio site](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).
 which can be downloaded for free from the [Visual Studio site](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/).
 You will also need to install the [Windows 10 SDK](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk),
 You will also need to install the [Windows 10 SDK](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk),
-and if you intend to target Windows XP, you will also need the
-[Windows 7.1 SDK](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279).
+and if you intend to target Windows XP, you will also need the Windows 7.1A
+SDK (which can be installed from the Visual Studio Installer).
 
 
 You will also need to have the third-party dependency libraries available for
 You will also need to have the third-party dependency libraries available for
 the build scripts to use.  These are available from one of these two URLs,
 the build scripts to use.  These are available from one of these two URLs,
@@ -64,16 +64,17 @@ depending on whether you are on a 32-bit or 64-bit system, or you can
 [click here](https://github.com/rdb/panda3d-thirdparty) for instructions on
 [click here](https://github.com/rdb/panda3d-thirdparty) for instructions on
 building them from source.
 building them from source.
 
 
-https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.10.4.1/panda3d-1.10.4.1-tools-win64.zip
-https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.10.4.1/panda3d-1.10.4.1-tools-win32.zip
+- https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.10.5/panda3d-1.10.5-tools-win64.zip
+- https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.10.5/panda3d-1.10.5-tools-win32.zip
 
 
-After acquiring these dependencies, you may simply build Panda3D from the
-command prompt using the following command.  (Change `14.1` to `14` if you are
-using Visual C++ 2015 instead of 2017.  Add the `--windows-sdk=10` option if
-you don't need to support Windows XP and did not install the Windows 7.1 SDK.)
+After acquiring these dependencies, you can build Panda3D from the command
+prompt using the following command.  Change the `--msvc-version` option based
+on your version of Visual C++; 2019 is 14.2, 2017 is 14.1, and 2015 is 14.
+Remove the `--windows-sdk=10` option if you need to support Windows XP, which
+requires the Windows 7.1A SDK.
 
 
 ```bash
 ```bash
-makepanda\makepanda.bat --everything --installer --msvc-version=14.1 --no-eigen --threads=2
+makepanda\makepanda.bat --everything --installer --msvc-version=14.2 --windows-sdk=10 --no-eigen --threads=2
 ```
 ```
 
 
 When the build succeeds, it will produce an .exe file that you can use to
 When the build succeeds, it will produce an .exe file that you can use to