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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"build,windows: solve build file disparity","articleBody":"* **Version**: All\r\n* **Platform**: Windows\r\n* **Subsystem**: build\r\n\r\nUp till now we have been using two mechanism to build `node`, on windows `vcbuild.bat` that triggers `configure` and then `msbuild`. And on all other platforms a direct call to `configure` and then an explicit call to `make`. Having two mechanisms, leads to divergence, as often bugs-fixes/improvements are done on one and not the other. I wish we could eliminate this disparity by using a tool that works on both platforms.\r\nA few proposed solutions:\r\n\r\n1. build using `ninja` as `chromium` and `V8` does (generate `.ninja` files with `GYP`)\r\n2. build using `cmake` which is now [MSVS supported ](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/11/16/cmake-support-in-visual-studio-the-visual-studio-2017-rc-update/) (generate `CMakeLists.txt` files with `GYP`)\r\n3. investigation build with `make` on Windows","author":{"url":"https://github.com/refack","@type":"Person","name":"refack"},"datePublished":"2017-04-15T12:18:29Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/12425"}