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60 lines
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# Build instructions (Windows)
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## Prerequisites
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* Windows 7 or later
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* Visual Studio 2010 Express or higher
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* [Python 2.7](http://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/)
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* [node.js](http://nodejs.org/)
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* [git](http://git-scm.com)
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The instructions bellow are executed under [cygwin](http://www.cygwin.com),
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but it's not a requirement, you can also build atom-shell under Windows's
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console or other terminals.
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The building of atom-shell is done entirely with command line scripts, so you
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can use any editor you like to develop atom-shell, but it also means you can
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not use Visual Studio for the development. Support of building with Visual
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Studio will come in future.
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**Note:** Even though Visual Studio is not used for building, it's still
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**required because we need the build toolchains it provided.
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## Getting the code
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```bash
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$ git clone https://github.com/atom/atom-shell.git
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```
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## Bootstrapping
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The bootstrap script will download all necessary build dependencies and create
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build project files. Notice that we're using `ninja` to build atom-shell so
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there is no Visual Studio project generated.
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```bash
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$ cd atom-shell
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$ python script/bootstrap.py
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```
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## Building
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Build both Release and Debug targets:
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```bash
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$ python script/build.py
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```
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You can also only build the Debug target:
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```bash
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$ python script/build.py -c Debug
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```
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After building is done, you can find `atom.exe` under `out\Debug`.
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## Tests
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```bash
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$ python script/test.py
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```
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