# HG changeset patch # User erikj # Date 1546430366 -3600 # Node ID 50677f43ac3df9a8684222b8893543c60f3aa0bd # Parent b99b41325d89ce98808126f9109c9db5160c6046 8215445: Enable building for Windows in WSL Reviewed-by: ihse Contributed-by: andrewluotechnologies@outlook.com, erik.joelsson@oracle.com diff -r b99b41325d89 -r 50677f43ac3d doc/building.html --- a/doc/building.html Tue Jan 01 20:09:02 2019 -0500 +++ b/doc/building.html Wed Jan 02 12:59:26 2019 +0100 @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
  • Do not check out the source code in a path which contains spaces. Chances are the build will not work. This is most likely to be an issue on Windows systems.

  • Do not check out the source code in a path which has a very long name or is nested many levels deep. Chances are you will hit an OS limitation during the build.

  • Put the source code on a local disk, not a network share. If possible, use an SSD. The build process is very disk intensive, and having slow disk access will significantly increase build times. If you need to use a network share for the source code, see below for suggestions on how to keep the build artifacts on a local disk.

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  • On Windows, extra care must be taken to make sure the Cygwin environment is consistent. It is recommended that you follow this procedure:

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  • On Windows, if using Cygwin, extra care must be taken to make sure the environment is consistent. It is recommended that you follow this procedure: