[project @ 2002-04-10 09:49:47 by simonmar]
[ghc-hetmet.git] / docs / building / building.sgml
index 73032ef..650596b 100644 (file)
@@ -1101,13 +1101,13 @@ or higher)</term>
        </varlistentry>
 
        <varlistentry>
-         <term>i386-unknown-cygwin32:</term>
-         <indexterm><primary>i386-unknown-cygwin32</primary></indexterm>
+         <term>i386-unknown-mingw32:</term>
+         <indexterm><primary>i386-unknown-mingw32</primary></indexterm>
          <listitem>
-           <para>Fully supported under Win9x/NT, including a native
-            code generator. Requires the <Literal>cygwin32</Literal>
-            compatibility library and a healthy collection of GNU
-            tools (i.e., gcc, GNU ld, bash etc.).</para>
+           <para>Fully supported under Win9x, WinNT, Win2k, and
+            WinXP.  Includes a native code generator.  Building from
+            source requires a recent <Literal>cygwin32</Literal>
+            distribution to be installed.</para>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>