[v8,09/10] doc: add documentation for windows

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
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--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@  M: Omar Cardona <ocardona@microsoft.com>
 M: Anand Rawat <anand.rawat@intel.com>
 M: Ranjit Menon <ranjit.menon@intel.com>
 F: lib/librte_eal/windows/
+F: doc/guides/windows_gsg/
 
 
 Core Libraries
diff --git a/doc/guides/index.rst b/doc/guides/index.rst
index 8a9ed65c8..8a1601b27 100644
--- a/doc/guides/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/index.rst
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ 
 ..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-    Copyright(c) 2010-2014 Intel Corporation.
+    Copyright(c) 2010-2019 Intel Corporation.
 
 DPDK documentation
 ==================
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@  DPDK documentation
 
    linux_gsg/index
    freebsd_gsg/index
+   windows_gsg/index
    sample_app_ug/index
    prog_guide/index
    howto/index
diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/build_dpdk.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ 
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation.
+
+Compiling the DPDK Target from Source
+=====================================
+
+System Requirements
+-------------------
+
+The DPDK and its applications require the Clang-LLVM C compiler
+and Microsoft MSVC linker.
+The Meson Build system is used to prepare the sources for compilation
+with the Ninja backend.
+The installation of these tools is covered in this section.
+
+
+Install the Compiler
+--------------------
+
+Download and install the clang compiler from
+`LLVM website <http://releases.llvm.org/download.html>`_.
+For example, Clang-LLVM direct download link::
+
+	http://releases.llvm.org/7.0.1/LLVM-7.0.1-win64.exe
+
+
+Install the Linker
+------------------
+
+Download and install the Build Tools for Visual Studio to link and build the
+files on windows,
+from `Microsoft website <https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads>`_.
+When installing build tools, select the "Visual C++ build tools" option
+and ensure the Windows SDK is selected.
+
+
+Install the Build System
+------------------------
+
+Download and install the build system from
+`Meson website <http://mesonbuild.com/Getting-meson.html>`_.
+A good option to choose is the MSI installer for both meson and ninja together::
+
+	http://mesonbuild.com/Getting-meson.html#installing-meson-and-ninja-with-the-msi-installer%22
+
+Install the Backend
+-------------------
+
+If using Ninja, download and install the backend from
+`Ninja website <https://ninja-build.org/>`_ or
+install along with the meson build system.
+
+Build the code
+--------------
+
+The build environment is setup to build the EAL and the helloworld example by
+default.
+
+Using the ninja backend
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    cd C:\Users\me\dpdk
+    meson build
+    cd build
+    ninja
+
+Run the helloworld example
+==========================
+
+Navigate to the build directory and run `dpdk-helloworld.exe`.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    cd C:\Users\me\dpdk\build
+    helloworld.exe
+    hello from core 1
+    hello from core 3
+    hello from core 0
+    hello from core 2
diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/index.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/index.rst
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index 000000000..d9b7990a8
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ 
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation.
+
+.. _windows_gsg:
+
+Getting Started Guide for Windows
+=================================
+
+.. toctree::
+    :maxdepth: 2
+    :numbered:
+
+    intro
+    build_dpdk
diff --git a/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst b/doc/guides/windows_gsg/intro.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ 
+..  SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+    Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation.
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+This document contains instructions for installing and configuring the Data
+Plane Development Kit (DPDK) software. The document describes how to compile
+and run a DPDK application in a Windows* OS application environment, without
+going deeply into detail.
+
+\*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
+
+Limitations
+===========
+
+DPDK for Windows is currently a work in progress. Not all DPDK source files
+compile. Support is being added in pieces so as to limit the overall scope
+of any individual patch series. The goal is to be able to run any DPDK
+application natively on Windows.