From c252883d40fedcfc508ffe360fd2f18ac064b314 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lars Bilke <lars.bilke@ufz.de>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 12:25:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [web] Added info on VS command line usage.
---
.../devguide/advanced/build-with-ninja.pandoc | 2 +-
.../build-configuration.pandoc | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/web/content/docs/devguide/advanced/build-with-ninja.pandoc b/web/content/docs/devguide/advanced/build-with-ninja.pandoc
index 24d05babbed..c072bedc45f 100644
--- a/web/content/docs/devguide/advanced/build-with-ninja.pandoc
+++ b/web/content/docs/devguide/advanced/build-with-ninja.pandoc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $ brew install ninja
Run CMake with the ninja-generator:
```bash
-$ cmake ../source/dir -GNinja
+$ cmake ../source/dir -G Ninja
$ ninja
```
diff --git a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.pandoc b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.pandoc
index b98b6a008b1..142466cf87d 100644
--- a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.pandoc
+++ b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/build-configuration.pandoc
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ When you want to start over with a new configuration simply delete the build-dir
::: {.note}
### <i class="far fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> Supported Visual Studio Generators
-- `Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64` (preferred)
-- `Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64`
+- `Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64`
:::
:::
@@ -81,6 +80,22 @@ CMake tries to autodetect your compiler so in most cases this should be enough:
$ cmake ../ogs
```
+::: {.note}
+#### <i class="far fa-check"></i> Pro Tip: Use the Visual Studio command line
+
+In the Start menu under *Visual Studio 2017* you find a application link to *x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017*. This starts a command line setup for Visual Studio 64-bit. When you run CMake commands in this command line the correct generator will be picked up automatically:
+
+```bash
+cmake ../ogs
+```
+
+This even allows for using [Ninja]({{< ref "build-with-ninja.pandoc" >}}) as the build tool which can effectively utilize all CPU cores
+
+#### <i class="far fa-check"></i> Pro Tip 2: Use a better terminal application
+
+Use [ConEmu](https://conemu.github.io) for a better terminal experience. It automatically detects all installed terminal applications (e.g. regular Windows cmd.exe, Git shell, VS command lines, ...) and feautures multiple terminals inside tabs.
+:::
+
## Option: Configure with a visual tool
::: {.win}
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