From 261f385b5e72e35367297c73e5d8c29bed0f4e6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Islam ElHakmi Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 17:59:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention build-tools in the build instructions (#23909) --- docs/development/build-instructions-gn.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/development/build-instructions-gn.md b/docs/development/build-instructions-gn.md index 09f6ee2bcd49..f0098e37aa0d 100644 --- a/docs/development/build-instructions-gn.md +++ b/docs/development/build-instructions-gn.md @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Check the build prerequisites for your platform before proceeding * [Linux](build-instructions-linux.md#prerequisites) * [Windows](build-instructions-windows.md#prerequisites) +## Build Tools + +[Electron's Build Tools](https://github.com/electron/build-tools) automate much of the setup for compiling Electron from source with different configurations and build targets. If you wish to set up the environment manually, the instructions are listed below. + ## GN prerequisites You'll need to install [`depot_tools`][depot-tools], the toolset