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diff --git a/site/docs/install-compile-source.md b/site/docs/install-compile-source.md index 5240c53b2d..184f19526b 100644 --- a/site/docs/install-compile-source.md +++ b/site/docs/install-compile-source.md @@ -45,41 +45,31 @@ You can build Bazel from source following these steps: ## Note to Windows users -Make sure your machine meets the [requirements](windows.html). +Make sure your machine meets the [requirements](windows.html) and that you use +the latest version of the sources (`bazel-0.X.Y-dist.zip`). -Depending on the Bazel version you compile: +There's a bug in the compilation scripts in `bazel-0.6.0-dist.zip` and in +`bazel-0.6.1-dist.zip`: -* `bazel-0.5.4-dist.zip` and newer: +To fix it: - The compilation script uses Visual C++ to compile Bazel's C++ code. The - resulting Bazel binary is a native Windows binary and it's not linked to - `msys-2.0.dll`. +* either apply the changes in + [e79a110](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/commit/e79a1107d90380501102990d82cbfaa8f51a1778) + to the source tree, -* `bazel-0.5.0-dist.zip` through `bazel-0.5.3-dist.zip`: +* or just replace the following line in + `src/main/native/windows/build_windows_jni.sh`: - The compilation script uses GCC to build Bazel's C++ code. The resulting - Bazel binary is an msys binary so it is linked to `msys-2.0.dll`. + ```sh + @CL /O2 /EHsc /LD /Fe:"$(cygpath -a -w ${DLL})" /I "${VSTEMP}" /I . ${WINDOWS_SOURCES[*]} + ``` - You can patch the compilation script to build Bazel using Visual C++ instead - of GCC, and avoid linking it to `msys-2.0.dll`. The patch is to replace - these lines in `./compile.sh`: + with this line: - ```sh - if [[ $PLATFORM == "windows" ]]; then - EXTRA_BAZEL_ARGS="${EXTRA_BAZEL_ARGS-} --cpu=x64_windows_msys --host_cpu=x64_windows_msys" - fi - ``` + ```sh + @CL /O2 /EHsc /LD /Fe:"$(cygpath -a -w ${DLL})" /I "%TMP%" /I . ${WINDOWS_SOURCES[*]} + ``` - with these lines: - - ```sh - if [[ $PLATFORM == "windows" ]]; then - EXTRA_BAZEL_ARGS="${EXTRA_BAZEL_ARGS-} --cpu=x64_windows_msvc --host_cpu=x64_windows_msvc" - fi - ``` - -* `bazel-0.4.5-dist.zip` and earlier: - - The compilation script uses GCC to compile Bazel's C++ code. The resulting - Bazel binary is an msys binary so it is linked to `msys-2.0.dll`. Bazel - cannot be built using Visual C++. +It suffices to do one of these to bootstrap Bazel. We however recommend +applying the full commit (e79a110) because it also adds extra environment +checks to `./compile.sh`. |