atom/docs/build-instructions/windows.md

Windows

Requirements

• Windows 7 or later
• Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Express
• node.js - 32bit v0.10.x
• Python 2.7.x
• GitHub for Windows
• Log in to the GitHub for Windows GUI App
• Open the Git Shell app which was installed by GitHub for Windows.

Instructions

git clone https://github.com/atom/atom/
cd atom
script\build

Why do I have to use GitHub for Windows? Can't I just use my existing Git?

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

Common Errors

• node is not recognized

  • If you just installed node you need to restart your computer before node is available on your Path.

• gyp WARN install got an error, rolling back install or The system cannot find the path specified.

  • These two error messages can usually be ignored. An admittedly hacky solution to these errors is to re-run script\build, possibly several times.