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@@ -2,10 +2,26 @@ `./configure.py` generates the `build.ninja` files used to build ninja. It accepts various flags to adjust build parameters. +Run './configure.py --help' for more configuration options. The primary build target of interest is `ninja`, but when hacking on -Ninja your changes should be testable so it's more useful to build -and run `ninja_test` when developing. +Ninja your changes should be testable so it's more useful to build and +run `ninja_test` when developing. + +### Bootstrapping + +Ninja is built using itself. To bootstrap the first binary, run the +configure script as `./configure.py --bootstrap`. It This first +compiles all non-test source files together, then re-builds Ninja +using itself. You should end up with a `ninja' binary (or +`ninja.exe`) in the source root. + +#### Windows + +On Windows, you'll need to install Python to run `configure.py`, and +run everything under a Visual Studio Tools Command Prompt (or after +running `vcvarsall` in a normal command prompt). See below if you +want to use mingw or some other compiler instead using Visual Studio. ### Adjusting build flags |