From f2daf74760eaf3565490edb9247f8d546e84dff5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Klein Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 11:16:57 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update Windows build docs - mention 2017 - describe 32-bit builds a bit more Change-Id: I386c51bcf4863f91db2eade01bad1e54c1049e6c Reviewed-on: https://skia-review.googlesource.com/15314 Reviewed-by: Ben Wagner Commit-Queue: Mike Klein --- site/user/build.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/user/build.md b/site/user/build.md index 9d43fc2691..bfcb18a7c3 100644 --- a/site/user/build.md +++ b/site/user/build.md @@ -133,15 +133,17 @@ you'll want to have a read through go/appledev. Windows ------- -Skia can build on Windows with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. No older or newer -version is supported. The bots use a packaged toolchain, which you may be able -to download like this: +Skia can build on Windows with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3, or Visual Studio +2017 by setting `msvc = 2017` in GN. No older versions are supported. The bots +use a packaged 2015 toolchain, which Googlers can download like this: python infra/bots/assets/win_toolchain/download.py -t C:/toolchain If you pass that downloaded path to GN via `windk`, you can build using that toolchain instead of your own from Visual Studio. This toolchain is the only -way we support 32-bit builds, by also setting `target_cpu="x86"`. +way we support 32-bit builds with 2015, by also setting `target_cpu="x86"`. +32-bit builds should work with the default 2017 install if you follow the +directions GN prints to set up your environment. ### Visual Studio Solutions