# gn_tool

**Repository Path**: elvyis/gn_tool

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: gn_tool
- **Description**: No description available
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2021-05-26
- **Last Updated**: 2021-05-26

## Categories & Tags

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## README

# gn_tool
Downloads GN binaries.
Currently works for Linux and Windows, Mac is untested.


GN (generate ninja) is a meta-build system. Used in chromium and mojo.

- Requires python 2.6 or 2.7
- Requires Powershell 3 on Windows
- Requires wget on Linux and Mac

Usage:
  1 - clone repo
  2 - start shell (or cmd) cd into gn_tool
  3 - Linux/Mac:: run bootstrap.sh Windows: run bootstrap.ps1

Notes:
- Downloads and runs gsutil (googlestorage one)
- You might need to chmod +x the boostrap file.
- The current set of GN binaries are pinned by hash and are from at least August 2015.