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doc: update build instructions for Windows
The Visual C++ Build Tools are supported to build Node on Windows and already used in CI, so they should be included in the build instructions. Reviewed-By: Rod Vagg <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]> PR-URL: #7285
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Prerequisites:
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* [Python 2.6 or 2.7](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
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* Visual Studio 2013 / 2015, all editions including the Community edition, or
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* Visual Studio Express 2013 / 2015 for Desktop
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* One of:
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* [Visual C++ Build Tools](http://landinghub.visualstudio.com/visual-cpp-build-tools)
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* [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/) 2013 / 2015, all editions including the Community edition
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* [Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/) Express 2013 / 2015 for Desktop
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* Basic Unix tools required for some tests,
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[Git for Windows](http://git-scm.com/download/win) includes Git Bash
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and tools which can be included in the global `PATH`.
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To test if Node.js was built correctly:
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```
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$ node -e "console.log('Hello from Node.js ' + process.version)"
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```text
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> Release\node -e "console.log('Hello from Node.js', process.version)"
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```
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### Android / Android-based devices (e.g., Firefox OS)

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