diff --git a/Documentation/BuildInstructions.md b/Documentation/BuildInstructions.md index 7fc1fc02ea3..174dd438fc7 100644 --- a/Documentation/BuildInstructions.md +++ b/Documentation/BuildInstructions.md @@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ pkg_add bash gmp gcc git flock gmake sudo $ pkg add coreutils gmake bash sudo git ``` +#### Windows +For Windows, you will require Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2). [Follow the WSL2 instructions here.](https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/blob/master/Documentation/NotesOnWSL.md) +Do note the ```Hardware acceleration``` and ```Note on filesystems``` sections, otherwise performance will be terrible. +Once you have installed a distro for WSL2, follow the Linux prerequisites above for the distro you installed, then continue as normal. + ### Build > Before starting, make sure that you have configured your global identity for git, or the first script will fail after running for a bit.