Specify possible need for C++ compiler (#7064)
Paul O’Shannessy committed
Jun 17, 2016 at 11:34 UTC
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@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ The process to build `react.js` is built entirely on top of node.js, using many
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#### Prerequisites
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* You have `node` installed at v4.0.0+ and `npm` at v2.0.0+.
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+* You have `gcc` installed or are comfortable installing a compiler if needed. Some of our `npm` dependencies may require a compliation step. On OS X, the Xcode Command Line Tools will cover this. On Ubuntu, `apt-get install build-essential` will install the required packages. Similar commands should work on other Linux distros. Windows will require some additional steps, see the [`node-gyp` installation instructions](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation) for details.
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* You are familiar with `npm` and know whether or not you need to use `sudo` when installing packages globally.
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* You are familiar with `git`.
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