On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Dominic Jodoin <dominic.jod...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just wanted to share with you all that I've succeeded in compiling
> Chrome using Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition and ATL 7.1 bundled with
> the Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
>
> I've wrote a blog post that gives the details of my recipe here:
> http://cotsog.wordpress.com/2009/11/08/how-to-compile-google-chrome-with-visual-c-2008-express-edition/
Awesome!
> It would be nice if some Chrome developers could review the steps and
> see if it could be a valid setup to contribute to the project thus
> lowering the entry bar to develop on Windows OS.
Offhand it looks reasonable.
> I also wonder if GYP could be made "express edition aware"? e.g. don't
> include solution folders in that case.
IIRC the plan was to slowly get rid of our use of ATL, then think
about being express-edition-aware... so yeah, that sounds like
something we'd like to do. Patches welcome :-)
- Dan
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