Update docs to include Developer Mode or Admin (#12924)
Hayden Barnes committed
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- C++ Clang compiler for Windows
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- .NET desktop development
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- .NET WinUI app development tools
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+- Building WSL requires support for symbolic links. To ensure this capability, enable [Developer Mode](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/get-started/enable-your-device-for-development) in Windows Settings or execute the build process with Administrator privileges.
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## Building WSL
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See [debugging](debugging.md) for general debugging instructions.
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To attach a debugging to the unit test process, use: `/waitfordebugger` when calling `test.bat`.
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-Use `/breakonfailure` to automatically break on the first test failure.
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+Use `/breakonfailure` to automatically break on the first test failure.