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@@ -100,9 +100,13 @@ $ make gcc-debug-no-tests
## Building (Windows)
You'll need [CMake](https://cmake.org). You'll also need
-[Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/) (2015 or newer) or
+[Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/) (2015 or newer) or
[MinGW](http://www.mingw.org/).
+_Note: Visual Studio 2017 and later come with CMake (and the Ninja build system)
+out of the box, and should be on your PATH if you open a Developer Command prompt.
+See <https://aka.ms/cmake> for more details._
+
You can run CMake from the command prompt, or use the CMake GUI tool. See
[Running CMake](https://cmake.org/runningcmake/) for more information.
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ So, for example, if you want to build the debug configuration on Visual Studio 2
```console
> mkdir build
> cd build
-> cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=..\bin -G "Visual Studio 14 2015"
+> cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=..\ -G "Visual Studio 14 2015"
> cmake --build . --config DEBUG --target install
```