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doc/platform: Reference only MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 

It's better to steer users at these, since they are both better
and more alive than the mingw.org versions.

Signed-off-by: Derek Buitenhuis <derek.buitenhuis@gmail.com>
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@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ For information about compiling Libav on OS/2 see
@section Native Windows compilation using MinGW or MinGW-w64
Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW or MinGW-w64
toolchains. Install the latest versions of MSYS and MinGW or MinGW-w64 from
@url{http://www.mingw.org/} or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
Libav can be built to run natively on Windows using the MinGW-w64
toolchain. Install the latest versions of MSYS2 and MinGW-w64 from
@url{http://msys2.github.io/} and/or @url{http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/}.
You can find detailed installation instructions in the download section and
the FAQ.
@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Notes:
@itemize
@item Building natively using MSYS can be sped up by disabling implicit rules
@item Building natively using MSYS2 can be sped up by disabling implicit rules
in the Makefile by calling @code{make -r} instead of plain @code{make}. This
speed up is close to non-existent for normal one-off builds and is only
noticeable when running make for a second time (for example during
@ -127,13 +127,14 @@ You will need the following prerequisites:
(if using MSVC 2012 or earlier)
@item @uref{http://code.google.com/p/msinttypes/, msinttypes}
(if using MSVC 2012 or earlier)
@item @uref{http://www.mingw.org/, MSYS}
@item @uref{http://msys2.github.io/, MSYS2}
@item @uref{http://yasm.tortall.net/, YASM}
(Also available via MSYS2's package manager.)
@item @uref{http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/bc.htm, bc for Windows} if
you want to run @uref{fate.html, FATE}.
@end itemize
To set up a proper environment in MSYS, you need to run @code{msys.bat} from
To set up a proper environment in MSYS2, you need to run @code{msys_shell.bat} from
the Visual Studio or Intel Compiler command prompt.
Place @code{yasm.exe} somewhere in your @code{PATH}. If using MSVC 2012 or