Trying to build v8 on Windows

[k.a...@adinstruments.com]

Hi,

This is the first time I have tried to build v8.

The problem is that when I run:

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8\v8>python build\gyp_v8

Updating projects from gyp files...

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8\v8>

this command returns in a few seconds with no obvious failure, but does not seem to generate an All.sln file in the v8\build folder.

My steps were:

installed depot_tools

ran gclient

noticed that python could not import gyp

cloned gyp from here:

    git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/experimental/external/gyp 

installed gyp into the depot_tools version of python

Then:

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8>set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8>set GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2013

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8>set GYP_GENERATORS=ninja

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8>fetch v8

Running: 'C:\Util\depot_tools\python276_bin\python.exe' 'C:\Util\depot_tools\gclient.py' root

Running: 'C:\Util\depot_tools\python276_bin\python.exe' 'C:\Util\depot_tools\gclient.py' config --spec 'solutions = [

  {

    "managed": False,

    "name": "v8",

    "url": "https://chromium.googlesource.com/v8/v8.git",

    "custom_deps": {},

    "deps_file": "DEPS",

    "safesync_url": "",

  },

]

'

Running: 'C:\Util\depot_tools\python276_bin\python.exe' 'C:\Util\depot_tools\gclient.py' sync --with_branch_heads

Running: git submodule foreach 'git config -f $toplevel/.git/config submodule.$name.ignore all'

Running: git config --add remote.origin.fetch '+refs/tags/*:refs/tags/*'

Running: git config diff.ignoreSubmodules all

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8>cd v8

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8\v8>git checkout -b 4.8 -t branch-heads/4.8

Previous HEAD position was a488b5d... [builtins] implement Array.prototype.includes in TurboFan

Branch 4.8 set up to track remote ref refs/branch-heads/4.8.

Switched to a new branch '4.8'

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8\v8>python build\gyp_v8

Updating projects from gyp files...

G:\DevQuark\EmbedV8\v8>

Any ideas about what is going wrong here would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,

Kit

[k.a...@adinstruments.com]

My apologies, I should have searched more thoroughly in this group first.

Using set GYP_GENERATORS=msvs-ninja

has fixed the problem.

Cheers,

Kit