From 50740b37ba5f468316edf6cf6ee97b61f2c7addd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexei Podtelezhnikov <apodtele@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 23:33:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] [msbuild] Streamline the process.

MSBuild.exe can now be fired from the root folder without options.

* builds/windows/vc2010/freetype.sln: Relocated to...
* MSBuild.sln: ... here with minor changes.
* MSBuild.rsp: New file with command line options.
* docs/INSTALL: Reference `MSBuild.sln`.
---
 MSBuild.rsp                                      |  2 ++
 .../windows/vc2010/freetype.sln => MSBuild.sln   | 16 +++++++++++++++-
 docs/INSTALL                                     |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 MSBuild.rsp
 rename builds/windows/vc2010/freetype.sln => MSBuild.sln (83%)

diff --git a/MSBuild.rsp b/MSBuild.rsp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3eba50762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MSBuild.rsp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#/p:WindowsTargetPlatformVersion=10.0.16299.0
+/p:Configuration="Release"
diff --git a/builds/windows/vc2010/freetype.sln b/MSBuild.sln
similarity index 83%
rename from builds/windows/vc2010/freetype.sln
rename to MSBuild.sln
index d88d70a26..001961175 100644
--- a/builds/windows/vc2010/freetype.sln
+++ b/MSBuild.sln
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 11.00
 # Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "freetype", "freetype.vcxproj", "{78B079BD-9FC7-4B9E-B4A6-96DA0F00248B}"
+#
+# You can build FreeType with MSBuild as follows
+#
+#    MSBuild.exe -t:Rebuild
+#                -p:Configuration=Debug
+#                -p:Platform=x64
+#                -p:UserDefines=FT_DEBUG_LOGGING
+#                   MSBuild.sln
+#
+# or with different appropriate switches. The library file
+# freetype.dll and/or freetype.lib should appear in the objs/
+# folder. A copy should be sent to ../freetype-demos/bin/
+# to be used with the demo programs.
+#
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "freetype", "builds\windows\vc2010\freetype.vcxproj", "{78B079BD-9FC7-4B9E-B4A6-96DA0F00248B}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
diff --git a/docs/INSTALL b/docs/INSTALL
index 49ab112e4..1795ca3c2 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL
+++ b/docs/INSTALL
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ II. Normal installation and upgrades
 
       CMake   :: see `CMakeLists.txt` for more information
       Meson   :: see `meson.build` for more information
-      MSBuild :: see `builds/windows/vc2010/freetype.vcxproj`
+      MSBuild :: see `MSBuild.sln` for more information
       MMS     :: see `vms_make.com` and `docs/INSTALL.VMS`