thanks, that seems clear enough.

Except, if I want to switch back from Linux build to OsX build, not specifying 
GYP_GENERATOR var is enough to get the .xcodeproj up-to-date? Or is there a 
value for .xcodeproj generation?

Shall I copy that to chromium-dev list?

On 11 Nov 2009, at 2:13 PM, Nico Weber wrote:

> You have to re-run `gclient runhooks --force` every time you switch
> between os x and linux (at least when you synced since you last
> switched) with the right gyp generators set, so that the native
> project files (.xcodeproj on os x, Makefiles on linux) are kept
> up-to-date.
> 
> This is probably a question for chromium-dev.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:08 PM, jean <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I just started to build Chromium for OsX. It worked perfectly and
>> surfing the web with it is a real bliss!
>> 
>> I'd like to build it also for Linux as I've heard the X11 version is
>> very fast.
>> Of course, I want to keep only one code base to update.
>> But as I follow the LinuxBuildInstruction page, it states:
>> 
>> Important: ensure that you have GYP_GENERATORS=make in your
>> environment before running gclient sync or gclient runhooks --force.
>> This tells the Chromium build system to output Makefiles.
>> Example:
>> export GYP_GENERATORS=make
>> gclient sync
>> 
>> I don't really understand what it means, but it seems it could be a
>> problem to build for a non Linux platform with the GYP_GENERATORS=make
>> variable set.
>> 
>> Could some one confirm I can still build for OsX even if I sync with
>> GYP_GENERATORS=make option?
>> 
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