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Update readme on Windows support and minimal gcc version
authorMatthias Maier <tamiko@kyomu.43-1.org>
Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:59:41 +0000 (12:59 +0000)
committerMatthias Maier <tamiko@kyomu.43-1.org>
Sat, 5 Oct 2013 12:59:41 +0000 (12:59 +0000)
git-svn-id: https://svn.dealii.org/branches/branch_port_the_testsuite@31146 0785d39b-7218-0410-832d-ea1e28bc413d

deal.II/doc/readme.html

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   platforms:
 </p>
 <ul>
-  <li>GNU/Linux: GCC version 4.0 or later;
+  <li>GNU/Linux: GCC version 4.1 or later;
     Clang version 3.0 or later; ICC version 12 or later</li>
   <li>Mac OS X: GCC version 4.0 or later; Clang version 3.0 or later
     (Please see the <a href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/w/list"
-                      target="_top">deal.II Wiki</a> for installation issues)</li>
-  <li>Windows: <a href="http://www.cygwin.com"
-                 target="_top">Cygwin</a> with recent GCC or Clang versions.
-    Native Windows support with recent
-    <a href="http://www.mingw.org/">MinGW</a> compiler.
-    For <a href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/wiki/Windows"
-          target="_top">installing on Windows</a>, please refer to
-    additional information on the <a href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/w/list"
-          target="_top">deal.II Wiki</a> and have a look at the <a
-          href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/issues/list">bug
-          tracker</a>!</li>
+    target="_top">deal.II Wiki</a> for installation issues)</li>
 </ul>
+
+<p>
+  Windows support is currently highly experimental. For <a
+    href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/wiki/Windows"
+    target="_top">installing on Windows</a>, please refer to additional
+  information on the <a href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/w/list"
+    target="_top">deal.II Wiki</a> and have a look at the <a
+    href="https://code.google.com/p/dealii/issues/list">bug
+    tracker</a>!</li>
+</p>
+
 <p>
   Most other combinations of POSIX-style operating systems and C++
   Standard compliant compilers should also work. <i>If they don't,

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