add make capapility to Windows

docs/README.md

@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ Once the environment is active, you can install all required python packages usi
     pip install -r <pyOpenMS_dir>/docs/requirements.txt
 
 
-To build the docs run
-
-    sphinx-build <pyOpenMS_dir>/docs/source/ build/
-
-On a linux system, you can also use the provided Makefile and run 
+To build the docs run (works on all OS's)
 
     make html
+
+and check validity of links using
+
+    make linkcheck
+
 
 
 

docs/make.bat

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+
+pushd %~dp0
+
+REM Command file for Sphinx documentation
+
+if "%SPHINXBUILD%" == "" (
+	set SPHINXBUILD=sphinx-build
+)
+set SOURCEDIR=source
+set BUILDDIR=build
+if "%SPHINXOPTS%" == "" (
+  set SPHINXOPTS=-j auto
+)
+%SPHINXBUILD% >NUL 2>NUL
+if errorlevel 9009 (
+	echo.
+	echo.The 'sphinx-build' command was not found. Make sure you have Sphinx
+	echo.installed, then set the SPHINXBUILD environment variable to point
+	echo.to the full path of the 'sphinx-build' executable. Alternatively you
+	echo.may add the Sphinx directory to PATH.
+	echo.
+	echo.If you don't have Sphinx installed, grab it from
+	echo.https://www.sphinx-doc.org/
+	exit /b 1
+)
+
+if "%1" == "" goto help
+
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M %1 %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+goto end
+
+:help
+%SPHINXBUILD% -M help %SOURCEDIR% %BUILDDIR% %SPHINXOPTS% %O%
+
+:end
+popd