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authorMartin Robinson <mrobinson@igalia.com>2024-01-03 14:18:39 +0100
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bootstrap: Don't try to install Windows Python with `./mach bootstrap` (#30988)
It doesn't make sense to try to install Python using `./mach bootstrap` since it needs Python to run. Instead separate out Python installation into its own step in the README.
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@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ manually, try the [manual build setup][manual-build].
- Download and run [`rustup-init.exe`](https://win.rustup.rs/) then follow the onscreen instructions.
- Install [chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/)
+ - Install [Python 3.11](https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NRWMJP3717K?hl=en-US&gl=US)
- Run `mach bootstrap`
- - *This will install CMake, Git, Ninja, Python and the Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools
+ - *This will install CMake, Git, Ninja, and the Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools
via choco in an Administrator console. It can take quite a while.*
- *If you already have Visual Studio 2019 installed, this may not install all necessary components.
Please follow the Visual Studio 2019 installation instructions in the [manual setup][manual-build].*