From e6a85e8df299d6795921f418ae40707cc2dfc5dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy Mackay Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 12:18:46 +0900 Subject: [PATCH] README: clarify build instructions users need to run git submodule init clarify which menu item should be used to build --- README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3a05dee651..15498d2b9f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,15 +38,17 @@ Currently VSCode with C# plugin is able to parse the code but cannot build. #### 2. Get the code If you get Visual Studio Community, you should be able to use Git from the IDE. -Just clone `https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner.git` to get the full code. +Clone `https://github.com/ArduPilot/MissionPlanner.git` to get the full code. In case you didn't install an IDE, you will need to manually install Git. Please follow instruction in https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/where-to-get-the-code.html#downloading-the-code-using-git +Open a git bash terminal in the MissionPlanner directory and type, "git submodule update --init" to download all submodules + #### 3. Build To build the code: - Open MissionPlanner.sln with Visual Studio -- Compile just the MissionPlanner project +- From the Build menu, select "Build MissionPlanner" ### On other systems Building Mission Planner on other systems isn't support currently.