From c3c1a262fc0c220d30667c5c8df8b00cc0687fbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Iv=C3=A1n=20Izaguirre?= <ivanizag@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 21:27:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] #11 Improve the build instructions

---
 .gitignore |  2 ++
 README.md  | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 722d5e7..d5d60b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 .vscode
+SDL2.dll
+a2sdl.exe
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3f0a6a5..ff6a07c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -240,15 +240,30 @@ Only valid on SDL mode
 
 ## Building from source
 
-Besides having a working Go installation, install the SDL2 developer files. Valid for any platform
+### Linux
+
+Besides having a working Go installation, install the SDL2 developer files. Run:
+
+``` terminal
+git clone github.com/ivanizag/izapple2
+cd izapple2/frontend/a2sdl
+go build .
+```
+
+### Windows 
+
+On Windows, CGO needs a gcc compiler. Install [mingw-w64](http://mingw-w64.org/doku.php/download/mingw-builds) and the [SDL2 developer files](https://www.libsdl.org/release/) for mingw-64.
 
 Run:
 
 ``` terminal
-go get github.com/ivanizag/izapple2/frontend/a2sdl
-go build github.com/ivanizag/izapple2/frontend/a2sdl
+git clone github.com/ivanizag/izapple2
+cd izapple2\frontend\a2sdl
+go build .
 ```
 
+To run in Windows, copy the file `SDL2.dll` on the same folder as `a2sdl.exe`. The latest `SDL2.dll` can be found in the [Runtime binary for Windows 64-bit](https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php).
+
 ### Use docker to cross compile for Linux and Windows
 
 To create executables for Linux and Windows without installing Go, SDL2 or the Windows cross compilation toosl, run:
@@ -257,5 +272,3 @@ To create executables for Linux and Windows without installing Go, SDL2 or the W
 cd docker
 ./build.sh
 ```
-
-To run in Windows, copy the file `SDL2.dll` on the same folder as `izapple2sdl.exe`. The latest `SDL2.dll` can be found in the [Runtime binary for Windows 64-bit](https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php).