21fd2b8f1d
Move the line number for the variable close to the actual current location. Add a note to not to include unescaped backward slashes as they would appear in normal Windows paths.
1.8 KiB
Windows
Requirements
- Windows 7 or later
- Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Express
- node.js - 32bit v0.10.x
- Python 2.7.x
- GitHub for Windows to your PATH
- Open the Windows GitHub shell (NOT the Standard PowerShell, the shortcut labeled 'Git Shell' - make sure you have logged in at least once to the GitHub for Windows GUI App)
$env:Path = $env:Path + ";C:\path\to\atom\repo\node_modules"
Instructions
cd C:\
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
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 110 and replace the variable with your Visual Studio directory plus Common7/IDE. Make sure your path does not contain unescaped backward slashes that appear in normal Windows paths.
Example:
vs2010Path = "H:/VS2010/Common7/IDE"