Thanks Yury, I added this to the build instructions page. Brett
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 8:33 AM, Yury Semikhatsky <yury.semikhat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If "Windows SDK Configuration Tool" fails with message "Windows > SDK Version Selection Tool has encountered a problem and needs > to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." try running it from > command line with undocumented flag -legacy: > > windowssdkver -version:v6.1 -legacy > > > I wasted quite a lot of time trying to figure out why it would fail > when I started > it from the menu and ran OK but didn't change anything when I launched > it from > command line. I found answer at: > > http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/windowssdk/thread/2514049f-a9f7-4e16-85f6-c7970658271e/ > > > Thanks, > Yury > > > > On Jan 8, 4:38 am, idanan <chr...@cybernium.net> wrote: >> To be clear, developers must install the Platform SDK 6.1 which is >> part of "Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5" >> and is available at the following link (repeated from >> above):http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e6e1c3df-a74... >> >> This installer contains lots of stuff including VC++ 9.0 (which we >> don't use), so do not install it unless you know how to keep VC++ 8.0 >> (which we use) and make sure that it stays as the compiler for >> Chromium builds. >> >> When the installer completes you must use the "Windows SDK >> Configuration Tool" in the Start menu, under Microsoft Platform SDK, >> to enable this as the current SDK. Otherwise Chromium builds won't >> pick it up. >> >> After it is installed and configured you must "clobber" your build >> which means to recursively delete (rd /s /q) the src\Chrome\Debug and >> src\Chrome\Release directories >> under your SVN client. A "gclient sync" is also required. You can do >> the clobbering and SDK install in any order but the build must be done >> as the LAST step. >> >> - Itai > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Chromium Developers mailing list: chromium-dev@googlegroups.com View archives, change email options, or unsubscribe: http://groups.google.com/group/chromium-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
