Index: man/src/depot_tools_tutorial.txt |
diff --git a/man/src/depot_tools_tutorial.txt b/man/src/depot_tools_tutorial.txt |
index 7c08f0f6af86337bd09dd729e91825718b966690..6dfc991525cc5f18dbc2f84c7ad2bfc8b811f6d8 100644 |
--- a/man/src/depot_tools_tutorial.txt |
+++ b/man/src/depot_tools_tutorial.txt |
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ extract it somewhere. |
extract the hidden ``.git'' folder which is necessary for 'depot_tools' to |
autoupdate itself. You can use ``Extract all...'' from the context menu though. |
-Add 'depot_tools' to the 'end' of your PATH. Assuming you unzipped the |
-bundle to `C:\workspace\depot_tools`: |
+Add 'depot_tools' to the 'start' of your PATH (must be ahead of any installs of |
+Python). Assuming you unzipped the bundle to `C:\workspace\depot_tools`: |
With Administrator access: :: |
*Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings* |
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Modify the PATH system variable to include `C:\workspace\depot_tools`. |
Without Administrator access: :: |
*Control Panel -> User Accounts -> User Accounts -> Change my environment variables* |
+ |
-Add a PATH user variable: `%PATH%;C:\workspace\depot_tools`. |
+Add a PATH user variable: `C:\workspace\depot_tools;%PATH%`. |
From a `cmd.exe` shell, run the command `gclient` (without arguments). On first |
run, gclient will install all the Windows-specific bits needed to work with the |
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ code, including msysgit and python. |
* If you see strange errors with the file system on the first run of gclient, |
you may want to link:http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/faq.html#cantmove2[disable |
Windows Indexing]. |
-* If you are running Windows XP and see errors like ``The system cannot execute |
- the specified program'', try installing the |
- link:http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=75886[``Microsoft |
- Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package'']. |
+* After running gclient open a command prompt and type `where python` and confirm that |
+ the depot_tools python.bat comes ahead of any copies of python.exe. Failing to ensure |
+ this can lead to overbuilding when using gn - see |
+ link:https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=611087[crbug.com/611087]. |
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