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| author |  Laszlo Csomor <laszlocsomor@google.com> | 2016-11-09 15:42:49 +0000 |
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| committer |  Klaus Aehlig <aehlig@google.com> | 2016-11-10 09:19:19 +0000 |
| commit | e1940f2815fc5604dd9172b7588648c429f23e35 (patch) | |
| tree | 7ffbb0679a81da17b439ebb6021ea1fe09d5a31b | |
| parent | 7013da0a3b3611021e381803c5e03588365a44ae (diff) | |
Bazel FAQ: update information about Windows
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diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md index b431992e69..946e609d1f 100644 --- a/site/faq.md +++ b/site/faq.md @@ -188,9 +188,11 @@ Due to its UNIX heritage, porting Bazel to Windows is significant work. For example, Bazel uses symlinks extensively, which has varying levels of support across Windows versions. -We are currently actively working on improving Windows support. See -our [blog post](https://bazel.build/blog/2016/09/07/bazel-windows.html) -for more information. +As of version [0.3.0](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/tag/0.3.0) +Bazel supports Windows (bootstrapping itself and running builds), and we are +actively working on improving this support. See our +[blog post](https://bazel.build/blog/2016/09/07/bazel-windows.html) for more +information, as well as the [list of open bugs](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22category%3A+multi-platform+%3E+windows%22). What should I not use Bazel for? -------------------------------- @@ -406,10 +408,10 @@ Bazel. Why do other Google projects (Android, Chrome) use other build tools? --------------------------------------------------------------------- -Until now, Bazel was not available externally, so open source projects -such as Chromium, Android, etc. could not use it. In addition, lack of -Windows support is a problem for building Windows applications, such -as Chrome. +Until the first (Alpha) release, Bazel was not available externally, so open +source projects such as Chromium, Android, etc. could not use it. In addition, +the original lack of Windows support was a problem for building Windows +applications, such as Chrome. How do you pronounce "Bazel"? |