diff --git a/doc/How to build - Mac OS.md b/doc/How to build - Mac OS.md index a1c8d9049..670e9fd87 100644 --- a/doc/How to build - Mac OS.md +++ b/doc/How to build - Mac OS.md @@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ This will create a dependencies bundle inside the `build/destdir` directory. You can also customize the bundle output path using the `-DDESTDIR=` option passed to `cmake`. **Warning**: Once the dependency bundle is installed in a destdir, the destdir cannot be moved elsewhere. -(This is because wxWidgets hardcode the installation path.) +(This is because wxWidgets hardcodes the installation path.) ### Building Slic3r -If dependencies built without an error, you can proceed to build Slic3r itself. +If dependencies are built without errors, you can proceed to build Slic3r itself. Go back to top level Slic3r sources directory and use these commands: mkdir build diff --git a/doc/How to build - Windows.md b/doc/How to build - Windows.md index 90fcfde7d..627f1c99b 100644 --- a/doc/How to build - Windows.md +++ b/doc/How to build - Windows.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CMake installer can be downloaded from [the official website](https://cmake.org/ Building with newer versions of MSVS (2015, 2017) may work too as reported by some of our users. -_Note:_ Thanks to [**@supermerill**](https://github.com/supermerill) for testing and inspiration on this guide. +_Note:_ Thanks to [**@supermerill**](https://github.com/supermerill) for testing and inspiration for this guide. ### Dependencies @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The package comes in a several variants: - [32 bit, Release mode only](https://bintray.com/vojtechkral/Slic3r-PE/download_file?file_path=destdir-32.7z) (38 MB, 520 MB unpacked) - [32 bit, Release and Debug mode](https://bintray.com/vojtechkral/Slic3r-PE/download_file?file_path=destdir-32-dev.7z) (74 MB, 1.1 GB unpacked) -When unsure, use the _Release mode only_ variant, the _Release and Debug_ variant is only needed for debugging & developement. +When unsure, use the _Release mode only_ variant, the _Release and Debug_ variant is only needed for debugging & development. If you're unsure where to unpack the package, unpack it into `C:\local\` (but it can really be anywhere). @@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ Conversely, if you're using Visual Studio version other than 2013, the version n If `cmake` has finished without errors, go to the build directory and open the `Slic3r.sln` solution file in Visual Studio. Before building, make sure you're building the right project (use one of those starting with `slic3r_app_...`) and that you're building -with the right configuration, ie. _Release_ vs. _Debug_. When unsure, choose _Release_. +with the right configuration, i.e. _Release_ vs. _Debug_. When unsure, choose _Release_. Note that you won't be able to build a _Debug_ variant against a _Release_-only dependencies package. #### Installing using the `INSTALL` project Slic3r PE can be run from the Visual Studio or from Visual Studio's build directory (`src\Release` or `src\Debug`), -but for longer-term usage you migth want to install somewhere using the `INSTALL` project. +but for longer-term usage you might want to install somewhere using the `INSTALL` project. By default, this installs into `C:\Program Files\Slic3r`. To customize the install path, use the `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=` when invoking `cmake`. @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ You can also use the Visual Studio GUI or other generators as mentioned above. The `DESTDIR` option is the location where the bundle will be installed. This may be customized. If you leave it empty, the `DESTDIR` will be places inside the same `build` directory. -Note that the build variant that you may choose using Visual Studio (ie. _Release_ or _Debug_ etc.) when building the dependency package is **not relevant**. +Note that the build variant that you may choose using Visual Studio (i.e. _Release_ or _Debug_ etc.) when building the dependency package is **not relevant**. The dependency build will by default build _both_ the _Release_ and _Debug_ variants regardless of what you choose in Visual Studio. You can disable building of the debug variant by passing the `-DDEP_DEBUG=OFF` option to CMake, this will only produce a _Release_ build.