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| author |  Laszlo Csomor <laszlocsomor@google.com> | 2018-06-10 23:24:26 -0700 |
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| committer |  Copybara-Service <copybara-piper@google.com> | 2018-06-10 23:25:38 -0700 |
| commit | a7e0c75cc758438e247943dd47cd2a38a689cb7d (patch) | |
| tree | 0cc98edf88cefb8ea40cb02cf09f578030b5fe6a /site/docs/windows.md | |
| parent | 52175bd0160076ae45a8d6927964827ef09f7752 (diff) | |
docs,windows: emphasize that BAZEL_VS != BAZEL_VC
Fixes https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/5272
Change-Id: Ia49c084f1fe036ff0e5b18fea096f31642cf8b5b
Closes #5280.
Change-Id: Ia49c084f1fe036ff0e5b18fea096f31642cf8b5b
PiperOrigin-RevId: 200005785
Diffstat (limited to 'site/docs/windows.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | site/docs/windows.md | 9 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/site/docs/windows.md b/site/docs/windows.md index 6a9f1598a9..7cac379ade 100644 --- a/site/docs/windows.md +++ b/site/docs/windows.md @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ Python and the Visual C++ compiler. If you need to auto-configure again, run You can also tell Bazel where to find the Python binary and the C++ compiler: - use the [`--python_path=c:\path\to\python.exe`](command-line-reference.html#flag--python_path) flag for Python -- use the `BAZEL_VC` or `BAZEL_VS` environment variable. See the [Build - C++ section](#build_cpp) below. +- use the `BAZEL_VC` or the `BAZEL_VS` environment variable (they are *not* the same!). + See the [Build C++ section](#build_cpp) below. ### <a name="build_cpp"></a>Build C++ @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ To build C++ targets, you need: [known issue](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/3949), please upgrade your VS 2017 to the latest version. -* The `BAZEL_VS` or `BAZEL_VC` environment variable. +* The `BAZEL_VS` or `BAZEL_VC` environment variable. (They are *not* the same!) Bazel tries to locate the C++ compiler the first time you build any target. To tell Bazel where the compiler is, you can set one of the @@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ To build C++ targets, you need: set BAZEL_VC=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC ``` + The first command sets the path to Visual Studio (BAZEL\_V<b>S</b>), the other + sets the path to Visual C++ (BAZEL\_V<b>C</b>). + * The [Windows SDK](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk). |