surfer/docs/content/notes/windows.md

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Steps followed to get installing on windows to work

1. Install build tools for Visual Studio
   • Desktop development with c++
   • Windows 10 sdk (at least 10.0.19041.0).
   • C++ ATL for v143 build tools (your architecture)
2. Install git for windows: https://git-scm.com/download/win
   • Configuring the line ending conversions must be: Checkout as-is, commit as-is
   • Enable experimental built-in file system monitor
3. Install mozilla build. See mozillas documentation
4. Install Nodejs and yarn - This should install chocoalaty
5. Clone pulse recursivly (cmd)
6. Install dependancies yarn
7. Create link yarn setupLink:win
8. Disabled anti-malware on 'C:\mozilla-build' and working directory to reduce system load
9. download and init
10. import patches
11. ./mach boostrap in engine
12. choco install make
13. yarn build
14. ./mach build

Fixing UI bugs

TODO: flesh this out Without a correct manifest file, windows will report on windows 8 on windows 10 / 11, leading to a variety of UI bugs.

Notes to future self

• Try running commands in MozillaBuild shell rather than windows cmd
• Tests need to be disabled by default, they take up too much build time

TODO:

UI

• Fix titlebar buttons - Caused by firefox thinking I am on windows 8

Build

• Test to see if git in git-bash / mozilla's terminal is faster
• Use git-bash / mozilla terminal for git
• Make sure yarn build works