From c8ce89111d53c8ce1b6305e0a94ba6bcc0512883 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gerald Combs Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 12:05:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] WSDG: Visual Studio fixes. Convert a single numbered list to a simple paragraph. Generalize a reference to to the VS Community Edition in one place and fix the VS version in another. Start using one sentence per line as recommended at https://asciidoctor.org/docs/asciidoc-recommended-practices/#one-sentence-per-line Change-Id: Iaa2a830d6cdb034c8057e4a6c45935e65d1d387e Reviewed-on: https://code.wireshark.org/review/34519 Reviewed-by: Gerald Combs --- .../wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.adoc | 22 ++++++------------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.adoc b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.adoc index b500a0c426..d2dfeee657 100644 --- a/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.adoc +++ b/docbook/wsdg_src/WSDG_chapter_quick_setup.adoc @@ -66,14 +66,10 @@ command `choco install` (or its shorthand, `cinst`), e.g. [[ChSetupMSVC]] -==== Install Microsoft C compiler and SDK +==== Install Microsoft Visual Studio -You need to install, in exactly this order: - -. C compiler: -https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=16[Download] -and install “Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition.” This is a small -download that then downloads all the other required parts (which are quite large). +https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=16[Download] and install “Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition.” +This is a small utility that downloads all the other required parts (which are quite large). Check the checkbox for “Desktop development with {cpp}” and then uncheck all the optional components other than the “V{cpp} 2019” item with the @@ -105,12 +101,9 @@ of Visual Studio add more cross-platform support. // which significantly reduce download size - and find out the // required components -Why is this recommended? While this is a huge download, -Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition is the only free (as in beer) -version that includes the Visual Studio integrated -debugger. Visual Studio 2019 is also used to create official -Wireshark builds, so it will likely have fewer development-related -problems. +Why is this recommended? +While this is a huge download, the Community Editions of Visual Studio are free (as in beer) and include the Visual Studio integrated debugger. +Visual Studio 2019 is also used to create official Wireshark builds, so it will likely have fewer development-related problems. [[ChSetupQt]] @@ -499,8 +492,7 @@ _vcredist_x64.exe_). You can use Windows Explorer and examine the “Properties -> Details” tab for a vcredist file to determine which compiler version the file is for use with. -For Visual Studio 2019 and later, all editions include the -redistributables, so you do not need to download them. +For Visual Studio 2017 and later, all editions include the redistributables, so you do not need to download them. If you've closed the Visual Studio Command Prompt <> it again.