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GN
GN is a meta-build system that generates build files for Ninja. There is documentation in docs/.
Getting started
You can download the latest version of GN binary for Linux, macOS and Windows.
Alternatively, you can build GN from source:
git clone https://gn.googlesource.com/gn
cd gn
python build/gen.py
ninja -C out
# To run tests:
out/gn_unittests
On Windows, it is expected that cl.exe, link.exe, and lib.exe can be found
in PATH, so you'll want to run from a Visual Studio command prompt, or
similar.
On Linux and Mac, the default compiler is clang++, a recent version is
expected to be found in PATH. This can be overridden by setting CC, CXX,
and AR.
Reporting bugs
If you find a bug, you can see if it is known or report it in the bug database.
Sending patches
GN uses Gerrit for code review. The short version of how to patch is:
Register at https://gn-review.googlesource.com.
... edit code ...
ninja -C out && out/gn_unittests
Then, to upload a change for review:
git commit
git cl upload --gerrit
When revising a change, use:
git commit --amend
git cl upload --gerrit
which will add the new changes to the existing code review, rather than creating a new one.
We ask that all contributors sign Google's Contributor License Agreement (either individual or corporate as appropriate, select 'any other Google project').
Community
You may ask questions and follow along w/ GN's development on Chromium's gn-dev@ Google Group.