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[Documents] update windows instructions
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Yuan (Terry) Tang 2016-02-18 18:48:37 -06:00
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@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ cd xgboost; cp make/config.mk ./config.mk; make -j4
### Building on Windows ### Building on Windows
You need to first clone the xgboost repo with recursive option clone the submodules. You need to first clone the xgboost repo with recursive option clone the submodules.
If you are using github tools, you can open the git-shell, and type the following command. If you are using github tools, you can open the git-shell, and type the following command.
We recommend using the [Git for Windows](https://git-for-windows.github.io/),
because it brings a standard bash shell. This will highly ease the installation process.
```bash ```bash
git submodule init git submodule init
git submodule update git submodule update
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XGBoost support both build by MSVC or MinGW. Here is how you can build xgboost library using MinGW. XGBoost support both build by MSVC or MinGW. Here is how you can build xgboost library using MinGW.
Build with mingw After installing [Git for Windows](https://git-for-windows.github.io/), you should have a shortcut `Git Bash`.
All the following steps are in the `Git Bash`.
In MinGW, `make` command comes with the name `mingw32-make`. You can add the following line into the `.bashrc` file.
```bash
alias make='mingw32-make'
```
To build with MinGW
```bash ```bash
cp make/mingw64.mk config.mk; make -j4 cp make/mingw64.mk config.mk; make -j4
``` ```