Changes between Version 53 and Version 54 of BuildingOnWindows


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Timestamp:
Mar 29, 2011 8:09:01 PM (13 years ago)
Author:
bfulgham@webkit.org
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Add notes about NAT/Bridged network effects on Python installs

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    v53 v54  
    134134Note however that you might still see metric-related failures (if anyone knows why, please update this section with more complete instructions).
    135135
     136=== Problems with Python auto-update ===
     137You may encounter errors when the build environment attempts to install Python modules when running Cygwin in a Windows host OS inside a VMWare instance.  The errors will look like the following:
     138{{{
     139webkitpy.common.system.autoinstall: INFO     Auto-installing package: eliza.py
     140webkitpy.common.system.autoinstall: INFO         From: "http://www.adambarth.com
     141/webkit/eliza"
     142webkitpy.common.system.autoinstall: INFO           To: "/cygdrive/e/Projects/Web
     143Kit/Tools/Scripts/webkitpy/thirdparty/autoinstalled/eliza.py"
     144Traceback (most recent call last):
     145  File "/cygdrive/e/Projects/WebKit/Tools/Scripts/test-webkitpy", line 266, in <
     146module>
     147    Tester().run_tests(sys.argv, external_package_paths)
     148  File "/cygdrive/e/Projects/WebKit/Tools/Scripts/webkitpy/test/main.py", line 1
     149}}}
     150
     151This seems to happen when running VMWare in NAT networking mode.  If you switch to Bridged networking, everything should work properly.
     152
    136153= Running WebKit.dll-derived Apps on Windows =
    137154