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Document toolchains used for building official Electron releases
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## Prerequisites
* macOS >= 10.8
* [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/) >= 5.1
* macOS >= 10.11.6
* [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/) >= 8.2.1
* [node.js](http://nodejs.org) (external)
If you are using the Python downloaded by Homebrew, you also need to install
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* [pyobjc](https://pythonhosted.org/pyobjc/install.html)
## macOS SDK
If you're simply developing Electron and don't plan to redistribute your
custom Electron build, you may skip this section.
For certain features (e.g. pinch-zoom) to work properly, you must target the
macOS 10.10 SDK.
Official Electron builds are built with [Xcode 8.2.1](http://adcdownload.apple.com/Developer_Tools/Xcode_8.2.1/Xcode_8.2.1.xip), which does not contain
the 10.10 SDK by default. To obtain it, first download and mount the
[Xcode 6.4](http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action?path=/Developer_Tools/Xcode_6.4/Xcode_6.4.dmg)
DMG.
Then, assuming that the Xcode 6.4 DMG has been mounted at `/Volumes/Xcode` and
that your Xcode 8.2.1 install is at `/Applications/Xcode.app`, run:
```bash
cp -r /Volumes/Xcode/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.10.sdk /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/
```
You will also need to enable Xcode to build against the 10.10 SDK:
- Open `/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Info.plist`
- Set the `MinimumSDKVersion` to `10.10`
- Save the file
## Getting the Code
```bash

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## Prerequisites
* Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 or higher
* Visual Studio 2015 - [download VS 2015 Community Edition for
* Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 - [download VS 2015 Community Edition for
free](https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx)
* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
* [Node.js](http://nodejs.org/download/)
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**Note:** Even though Visual Studio is not used for building, it's still
**required** because we need the build toolchains it provides.
**Note:** While older versions of Electron required Visual Studio 2013, Electron 1.1 and later does require Visual Studio 2015.
## Getting the Code
```powershell