Building Node.js source in Windows 7 64bit Machine

Prerequisite: 

• Be sure to have Visual Studio installed in your machine or at least VC build components.
• Install Python 2.x (for example C:Python2.7.2)
• Now download or git node source in your machine (for example C:azurenode-v0.6.7)

Start building:

1. Add C:Python2.7.2 in your system path
2. Launch Visual Studio command prompt 32bit (x86)
3. Run >vcbuild.bat release   – to build release version of node.
4. Run >vcbuild.bat debug     – to build release version of node.

Note:  if you have CYGWIN install then try to remove the CYGWIN folder path during your build process.

If you want to launch VS environment directly from command prompt use:

1. Open Command prompt
2. Now run the following command at your command prompt
   1. “”C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0VCvcvarsall.bat”” x86
   2. Above command will set Visual Studio environment