CODEWITHSUNDEEP
open-sourcegoogle-chrome-devtoolsv8
user1135300
user1135300

Reputation:

set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0 if you are not a googler

Can someone explain how being a "googler" or not affects how an open source package builds or not?

When attempting to build v8 the build docs state 

"If you are a non-googler you need to set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0"

When I set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN to 0 as a "non googler" the build cuts short. When I set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN to 1 as a "googler" the build doesn't cut short but errors out later on in a way that points to requiring a specific hash value on the build system.

When inquiring about the error on the googlegroup v8-users an employee of google stated:

"It wouldn't enter this code if the environment variable I mentioned was set correctly. If you do enter this code it's not set. And it is expected to fail"

Which means the build is expected to fail for "non googlers".

He goes on to say that the build platform I'm on is not supported (non googler, no hash value...) yet that "it should compile at least".

?

Can someone explain how "it should compile at least" ?

If you are a "non googler" do you use another build script and build tools ? Possibly get the source otherwise and use different parameters ? Do you even attempt to build the package at all (in the sense that "non googlers" are not meant to build the package)?

If anyone has some experience here it would be helpful as it would save a lot of time and trouble for people trying to build packages with set DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN=0 if you are not a googler

Thank you.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2256

Answers (1)

user835611
user835611

Reputation: 2366

You should certainly be able to build V8. You do not need access to any special infrastructure or tooling. There are many V8 committers that are not Google employees.

That particular environment variable DEPOT_TOOLS_WIN_TOOLCHAIN is different for Google employees because of licensing reasons (distributing Microsoft toolchain via depot_tools), but you can build V8 with and without that variable.

Upvotes: 1

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