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 Building Bazel on Windows
 =========================
 
-Warning: Windows support on Bazel is still at a very early stage, many things
-will not work.
-
-Since Bazel is written in Java, you will need a recent
-[JDK](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html).
-
-The Windows build process uses MSYS2, a POSIX-like environment on Windows. Grab
-the [installer](http://sourceforge.net/projects/msys2/files/Base/x86_64/)
-or an archived version and install.
-
-Next, open an MSYS2 shell (not the mingw32 or the mingw64 shell) either through
-a shortcut or by running the `msys2_shell.bat`. Install the dependencies:
-
-```bash
-pacman -S gcc mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc zip unzip git
-```
-
-The msys2 gcc will be used for building Bazel itself, the mingw-w64 gcc will
-be used by Bazel for building C++.
-
-Grab the Bazel source code:
-
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/google/bazel.git
-```
-
-Then, to build:
-
-```bash
-cd bazel && ./compile.sh
-```
-
-If all goes well, you should find the binary in `output/bazel`.
-
-
-Running Bazel on Windows
-========================
-
-Running Bazel on Windows requires a few additional steps due to the differences
-between the native POSIX environment and the Windows environment.
-
-First, since Bazel uses symlinks, the current Windows user needs to have the
-permission to create symlinks. This permission is off by default for
-non-administrator users. The easiest workaround is to run the msys2 shell
-as administrator (right click shortcut -> Run As Administrator).
-
-Second, you need to set some environment variables:
-
-```bash
-export MSYS=winsymlinks:nativestrict  # Enable symlink support in msys2.
-export BAZEL_SH="C:/msys64/usr/bin/bash"
-export JAVA_HOME="$(ls -d C:/Program\ Files/Java/jdk* | sort | tail -n 1)"
-```
-
-Third, you need to set some Bazel options. It's easiest to put them into your
-`.bazelrc`:
-
-```bash
-cat > ~/.bazelrc << EOF
-startup --batch  # Server mode is not yet supported on Windows
-build --compiler=windows_msys64_mingw64
-build --nobuild_runfile_links  # Not ported to Windows yet.
-EOF
-```
-
-This should be enough to run Bazel:
-
-```bash
-./output/bazel build //examples/cpp:hello-world
-```
+Building Bazel on Windows is not currently supported, although we are actively
+working on enabling it. If you are interested in current status or ready to
+lend a hand, reach out via bazel-discuss@googlegroups.com.