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README_WINDOWS.md

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+- install wsl 2 on your windows machine, verify it's wsl 2 and not 1
+
+> sudo apt install npm
+
+- can't install npm
+
+> export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin 
+
+- then follow guidance here https://docs.prylabs.network/docs/install/install-with-bazel/
+- version mismatch error, even when forcing the .bazelversion version to be installed
+- delete .bazelversion, just make sure you keep WSL's bazel version in sync with the one specified in .bazelversion
+
+> sudo apt install bazel --version=5.0.0
+> bazel build //beacon-chain:beacon-chain --config=release
+
+- workspace_status.sh not found
+- use --workspace_status_command=/bin/true per https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/user-manual.html#workspace_status 
+
+> bazel build //cmd/beacon-chain:beacon-chain --config=release --workspace_status_command=/bin/true
+
+- error related to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48674104/clang-error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libtinfo-so-5-cannot-open-shared-o
+
+> sudo apt install libncurses5
+> bazel build //cmd/beacon-chain:beacon-chain --config=release --workspace_status_command=/bin/true
+
+- 'gmpxx.h' file not found
+
+> sudo apt-get install libgmp-dev
+> bazel build //cmd/beacon-chain:beacon-chain --config=release --workspace_status_command=/bin/true
+
+works!
+
+start geth on localhost:8545
+
+> bazel run //beacon-chain --config=release -- --http-web3provider=http://localhost:8545
+
+works!
+
+open vs code with prysm code
+
+if you see errors, make sure you install https://www.mingw-w64.org/downloads/#mingw-builds
+
+I used https://www.msys2.org/ and followed the instructions on that page
+in combination with instructions on this page https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/cpp/config-mingw#_prerequisites 
+
+blst errors... try --define=blst_modern=true
+
+bazel build //validator:validator --config=release --workspace_status_command=/bin/true --define=blst_modern=true
+
+-----
+
+> bazel build //cmd/beacon-chain:beacon-chain  --workspace_status_command=/bin/true --define=blst_modern=true
+> bazel build //cmd/validator:validator  --workspace_status_command=/bin/true --define=blst_modern=true
+
+---
+
+then issue this command bazel run //beacon-chain -- --datadir /tmp/chaindata --force-clear-db --interop-genesis-state /tmp/genesis.ssz --interop-eth1data-votes --min-sync-peers=0 --http-web3provider=http://localhost:8545 --deposit-contract 0x8A04d14125D0FDCDc742F4A05C051De07232EDa4  --bootstrap-node= --chain-config-file=/tmp/merge.yml 
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+