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Issue 1292053003: Lots of documentation cleanup (Closed) Base URL: https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp@md-pages

Patch Set: update w/ note about "fetch gyp" Created 5 years, 4 months ago

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1 # GYP can Generate Your Projects.	1 # Generate Your Projects.

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	3 GYP is a Meta-Build system: a build system that generates other build systems.

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	5 Source code: https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp

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3 Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/gyp-developer	7 Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/gyp-developer

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5 GYP is a Meta-Build system: a build system that generates other build systems.

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7 GYP is intended to support large projects that need to be built on multiple	9 GYP is intended to support large projects that need to be built on multiple

8 platforms (e.g., Mac, Windows, Linux), and where it is important that	10 platforms (e.g., Mac, Windows, Linux), and where it is important that

9 the project can be built using the IDEs that are popular on each platform	11 the project can be built using the IDEs that are popular on each platform

10 as if the project is a "native" one.	12 as if the project is a "native" one.

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12 It can be used to generate XCode projects, Visual Studio projects, Ninja	14 It can be used to generate XCode projects, Visual Studio projects, Ninja

13 build files, and Makefiles. In each case GYP's goal is to replicate as	15 build files, and Makefiles. In each case GYP's goal is to replicate as

14 closely as possible the way one would set up a native build of the project	16 closely as possible the way one would set up a native build of the project

15 using the IDE.	17 using the IDE.

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17 GYP can also be used to generate "hybrid" projects that provide the IDE	19 GYP can also be used to generate "hybrid" projects that provide the IDE

18 scaffolding for a nice user experience but call out to Ninja to do the actual	20 scaffolding for a nice user experience but call out to Ninja to do the actual

19 building (which is usually much faster than the native build systems of the	21 building (which is usually much faster than the native build systems of the

20 IDEs).	22 IDEs).

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22 For more information on GYP, click on the links on the left.	24 For more information on GYP, click on the links above.

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