Commit bccdea6
doc,win: clarify WSL support
Fixes: #13471
PR-URL: #17008
Reviewed-By: Gireesh Punathil <gpunathi@in.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <joyeec9h3@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Timothy Gu <timothygu99@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <gibfahn@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Hitesh Kanwathirtha <hiteshk@microsoft.com>
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@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ note1 - The gcc4.8-libs package needs to be installed, because node | |||
| 66 | 66 | In "Git bash" if you call the node shell alias (`node` without the `.exe` | |
| 67 | 67 | extension), `winpty` is used automatically. | |
| 68 | 68 | ||
| 69 | + The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is not directly supported, but the | ||
| 70 | + GNU/Linux build process and binaries should work. The community will only | ||
| 71 | + address issues that reproduce on native GNU/Linux systems. Issues that only | ||
| 72 | + reproduce on WSL should be reported in the | ||
| 73 | + [WSL issue tracker](https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues). Running the | ||
| 74 | + Windows binary (`node.exe`) in WSL is not recommended, and will not work | ||
| 75 | + without adjustment (such as stdio redirection). | ||
| 76 | + | ||
| 69 | 77 | ### Supported toolchains | |
| 70 | 78 | ||
| 71 | 79 | Depending on host platform, the selection of toolchains may vary. | |
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