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How to set up a windows machine to build

VSCode

Install VSCode https://code.visualstudio.com

Git and GitBash

Install Git+GitBash https://gitforwindows.org

Visual Studio

Install Visual Studio Community 2019 https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/free-developer-offers/

Choose: "Desktop development with C++"

Inividual Components: search for 10.0.19041.0 select "Windows 10 SDK (10.0.19041.0)"

Windows WDK

Install https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/download-the-wdk

Step 2: Install Refreshed WDK for Windows 10, version 2004

Python

Install python2 https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2718/

Select add to PATH

Node.js

Install Node.js https://nodejs.org/en/

Set up GitHub keys

Make ssh key

Add the key to github

Make sure Windows and Git can handle long paths

Admin PowerShell

Set-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem' -Name 'LongPathsEnabled' -value 1
git config --system core.longpaths true

Clone chromium-update

clone chromium-update

Use update script to set up environment

yes | ./update.sh -e