From d3845db40309bc6a04cc871f2c149533e8ba4476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris S Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 04:04:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add troubleshooting to Windows build instructions --- docs/build-instructions/windows.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/build-instructions/windows.md b/docs/build-instructions/windows.md index 4b64ac20a..4168f98dd 100644 --- a/docs/build-instructions/windows.md +++ b/docs/build-instructions/windows.md @@ -25,3 +25,18 @@ You totally can! GitHub for Windows's Git Shell just takes less work to set up. You need to have Posix tools in your `%PATH%` (i.e. `grep`, `sed`, et al.), which isn't the default configuration when you install Git. To fix this, you probably need to fiddle with your system PATH. ## Troubleshooting + +Some of the most common errors include: + + gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install +and + + >> The system cannot find the path specified. + +These two error messages can usually be ignored. The solution to these errors is to re-run `script\build`, possibly several times. + +If your Visual Studio is in a non-standard location, and you get the error `You must have Visual Studio 2010 or 2012 installed`, you need to modify `apm\node_modules\atom-package-manager\lib\config.js` around line 90 and replace the variable with your Visual Studio directory plus Common7/IDE. + +Example: + + vs2010Path = "H:/VS2010/Common7/IDE" \ No newline at end of file