X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.md;h=6a6bbed40b0097ba50b0168d8a554de56da5e719;hb=ec62d9e85cab5cf166241b0536120d005fa7c898;hp=6cb73f1804d731be17f40ecb0fdd968ba9f3884f;hpb=d33681aa221f368d10956f67596ab3dd0be92013;p=qmk_firmware.git diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6cb73f180..6a6bbed40 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ The documentation below explains QMK customizations and elaborates on some of th ## Getting started -* **If you're looking to customize a keyboard that currently runs QMK or TMK** , find your keyboard's directory under `/keyboard/` and read the README file. This will get you all set up. -* Read the [QUICK_START.md](QUICK_START.md) if you want to hit the ground running with minimal fuss or you aren't a technical person and you just want to build the firmware with the least amount of hassle possible. +* [BUILD_GUIDE.md](BUILD_GUIDE.md) contains instructions to set up a build environment, build the firmware, and deploy it to a keyboard. Once your build environment has been set up, all `make` commands to actually build the firmware must be run from a folder in `keyboard/`. +* If you're looking to customize a keyboard that currently runs QMK or TMK, find your keyboard's directory under `keyboard/` and run the make commands from there. * If you're looking to apply this firmware to an entirely new hardware project (a new kind of keyboard), you can create your own Quantum-based project by using `./new_project.sh `, which will create `/keyboard/` with all the necessary components for a Quantum project. You have access to a bunch of goodies! Check out the Makefile to enable/disable some of the features. Uncomment the `#` to enable them. Setting them to `no` does nothing and will only confuse future you. @@ -309,3 +309,4 @@ what things are (and likely aren't) too risky. - EEPROM has around a 100000 write cycle. You shouldn't rewrite the firmware repeatedly and continually; that'll burn the EEPROM eventually. + \ No newline at end of file