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1 # Common Build Tasks | 1 # Common Build Tasks |
2 | 2 |
3 The Chromium build system is a complicated beast of a system, and it is not very | 3 The Chromium build system is a complicated beast of a system, and it is not very |
4 well documented beyond the basics of getting the source and building the | 4 well documented beyond the basics of getting the source and building the |
5 Chromium product. This page has more advanced information about the build | 5 Chromium product. This page has more advanced information about the build |
6 system. | 6 system. |
7 | 7 |
8 If you're new to Chromium development, read the | 8 If you're new to Chromium development, read the |
9 [getting started guides](https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-cod
e). | 9 [getting started guides](https://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/get-the-cod
e). |
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49 ### Mac: DCHECKs in Release Mode | 49 ### Mac: DCHECKs in Release Mode |
50 | 50 |
51 DCHECKs are only designed to be run in debug builds. But building in release | 51 DCHECKs are only designed to be run in debug builds. But building in release |
52 mode on Mac is significantly faster. You can have your cake and eat it too by | 52 mode on Mac is significantly faster. You can have your cake and eat it too by |
53 building release mode with DCHECKs enabled using the following define: | 53 building release mode with DCHECKs enabled using the following define: |
54 | 54 |
55 $ GYP_DEFINES="dcheck_always_on=1" gclient runhooks | 55 $ GYP_DEFINES="dcheck_always_on=1" gclient runhooks |
56 | 56 |
57 ### Linux | 57 ### Linux |
58 | 58 |
59 Linux has its own page on [making the build faster](linux_faster_builds.md). | 59 The Linux build instructions page has its own section on [making the build |
| 60 faster](linux_build_instructions.md#faster-builds). |
60 | 61 |
61 ## Configuring the Build | 62 ## Configuring the Build |
62 | 63 |
63 ### Environment Variables | 64 ### Environment Variables |
64 | 65 |
65 There are various environment variables that can be passed to the metabuild | 66 There are various environment variables that can be passed to the metabuild |
66 system GYP when generating project files. This is a summary of them: | 67 system GYP when generating project files. This is a summary of them: |
67 | 68 |
68 TODO(andybons): Convert to list. | 69 TODO(andybons): Convert to list. |
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150 $ GYP_DEFINES="branding=Chrome buildtype=Official" gclient runhooks | 151 $ GYP_DEFINES="branding=Chrome buildtype=Official" gclient runhooks |
151 | 152 |
152 Then building the `chrome` target will produce the official build. This tip can | 153 Then building the `chrome` target will produce the official build. This tip can |
153 be used in conjunction with changing the output directory, since changing these | 154 be used in conjunction with changing the output directory, since changing these |
154 defines will rebuild the world. | 155 defines will rebuild the world. |
155 | 156 |
156 Also note that some GYP\_DEFINES flags are incompatible with the official build. | 157 Also note that some GYP\_DEFINES flags are incompatible with the official build. |
157 If you get an error when you try to build, try removing all your flags and start | 158 If you get an error when you try to build, try removing all your flags and start |
158 with just the above ones. | 159 with just the above ones. |
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