Clean away the last unixmake vestiges

[openssl.git] / NOTES.WIN

diff --git a/NOTES.WIN b/NOTES.WIN
index a2e91201ab3e3bd29f0c1d23a40b3f133be55ab2..00ffb4a8db0b4ad5aa2d079c30d95dfa8b0b1c3d 100644 (file)
--- a/NOTES.WIN
+++ b/NOTES.WIN
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
      PREFIX:      %ProgramFiles%\OpenSSL
      OPENSSLDIR:  %CommonProgramFiles%\SSL
 
+ ALSO NOTE that those directories are usually write protected, even if
+ your account is in the Administrators group.  To work around that,
+ start the command prompt by right-clicking on it and choosing "Run as
+ Administrator" before running 'nmake install'.  The other solution
+ is, of course, to choose a different set of directories by using
+ --prefix and --openssldir when configuring.
 
  GNU C (Cygwin)
  --------------
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@
    required. Run the installers and do whatever magic they say it takes
    to start MSYS bash shell with GNU tools and matching Perl on its PATH.
    "Matching Perl" refers to chosen "shell environment", i.e. if built
-   under MSYS, then Perl compiled for MSYS is highly recommended.
+   under MSYS, then Perl compiled for MSYS must be used.
 
    Alternativelly, one can use MSYS2 from http://msys2.github.io/,
    which includes MingW (32-bit and 64-bit).