From 15bb3ee31d75afab1533684723f60e6b06a03653 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Jordan Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 01:04:23 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add troubleshooting long path issues for Windows --- docs/build-instructions/windows.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/build-instructions/windows.md b/docs/build-instructions/windows.md index ebe9c537f..611f7ed3b 100644 --- a/docs/build-instructions/windows.md +++ b/docs/build-instructions/windows.md @@ -45,5 +45,11 @@ fix this, you probably need to fiddle with your system PATH. * If you just installed node you need to restart your computer before node is available on your Path. + +* `script/build` outputs only the Node and Python versions before returning + + * Try moving the repository to `C:\atom`. Most likely, the path is too long. + This causes Weird Stuff(tm). See [issue #2200](https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/2200). + ### Windows build error reports in atom/atom * Use [this search](https://github.com/atom/atom/search?q=label%3Abuild-error+label%3Awindows&type=Issues) to get a list of reports about build errors on Windows.