Update README.md

Folded in suggestion from @brson to simply put the mirror update step in the regular set of tool chain install commands.
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Jake Shadle 2015-08-28 09:46:23 +02:00
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@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ Read ["Installing Rust"] from [The Book].
tools.
```sh
# Update package mirrors (may be needed if you have a fresh install of MSYS2)
$ pacman -Sy&&pacman -S pacman-mirrors
# Choose one based on platform:
$ pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain
$ pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain
@ -72,22 +75,6 @@ Read ["Installing Rust"] from [The Book].
$ pacman -S base-devel
```
> ***Note:*** If the package install fails during retrieval, you may need to update
> `pacman`'s mirrors before attempting to install the `mingw64` toolchain. An example
> of the symptom of this problem would be...
> ```sh
> error: failed retrieving file 'mingw-w64-x86_64-libiconv-1.14-4-any.pkg.tar.xz'
> from downloads.sourceforge.net : The requested URL returned error: 404
> ```
> To update the mirrors for pacman, simply run the following commands in your
> MSYS2 terminal and retry installing the `mingw64` toolchain.
> ```sh
> $ pacman -Sy&&pacman -S pacman-mirrors
> ```
3. Run `mingw32_shell.bat` or `mingw64_shell.bat` from wherever you installed
MSYS2 (i.e. `C:\msys`), depending on whether you want 32-bit or 64-bit Rust.