Re: Update Windows Build Instructions

[Stephen Fisher <sfisher () SDF ORG>]

On Tue, Jan 06, 2015 at 07:45:08PM +0100, B?lint R?czey wrote:

> Originally I was skeptical regarding CMake, but now I think this is 
> the best cross-platform option, thus the best option for Wireshark. 
> Just give it a try, and you will never look back. :-)

Oookay, I'll try it :)

> Theoretically autofoo creates ./configure and a proper makefile 
> system, but in reality the generated scripts get bitrot thus you 
> practically need autofoo everywhere.
>
> New platforms for example don't have their gnu triplet in outdated 
> configure scripts.
>
> Today the the best practice (IMO) is _not_ shipping configure, but 
> requiring autofoo/CMake in source tarballs.

I haven't had that problem (yet), but that would explain why I'm seeing 
more things like autogen.sh included in tarballs for software now.
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