Auto merge of #13621 - larsbergstrom:add_msvc_instructions, r=metajack

Instructions for building with the MSVC toolchain

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Adding instructions to build using the MSVC toolchain.

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@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ Please select your operating system:
* [Arch Linux](#on-arch-linux) * [Arch Linux](#on-arch-linux)
* [openSUSE](#on-opensuse-linux) * [openSUSE](#on-opensuse-linux)
* [Gentoo Linux](#on-gentoo-linux) * [Gentoo Linux](#on-gentoo-linux)
* [Microsoft Windows](#on-windows) * [Microsoft Windows (MSVC)](#on-windows-msvc)
* [Microsoft Windows (mingw)](#on-windows-mingw)
* [Android](#cross-compilation-for-android) * [Android](#cross-compilation-for-android)
#### OS X #### OS X
@ -91,7 +92,26 @@ sudo emerge net-misc/curl media-libs/freeglut \
dev-python/virtualenv dev-python/pip dev-libs/openssl \ dev-python/virtualenv dev-python/pip dev-libs/openssl \
x11-libs/libXmu media-libs/glu x11-base/xorg-server x11-libs/libXmu media-libs/glu x11-base/xorg-server
``` ```
#### On Windows #### On Windows MSVC
Install Git for Windows (https://git-scm.com/download/win). DO allow it to add git.exe to the PATH (default
settings for the installer are fine).
Install Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition (https://www.visualstudio.com/). You MUST add "Visual C++" to the
list of installed components. It is not on by default.
Install Python for Windows (https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2711/). The windows x86-64 MSI installer is fine.
You should change the installation to install the "Add python.exe to Path" feature.
Install virtualenv.
In a normal Windows Shell (cmd.exe or "Command Prompt" from the start menu), do:
```
pip install virtualenv
```
If this does not work, you may need to reboot for the changed PATH settings (by the python installer) to take effect.
#### On Windows mingw
Download Python for Windows [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2711/). This is Download Python for Windows [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-2711/). This is
required for the SpiderMonkey build on Windows. required for the SpiderMonkey build on Windows.
@ -157,6 +177,13 @@ cd servo
./mach run tests/html/about-mozilla.html ./mach run tests/html/about-mozilla.html
``` ```
Or on Windows MSVC, in a normal Command Prompt (cmd.exe):
``` cmd
git clone https://github.com/servo/servo
cd servo
mach.bat build --dev
```
For benchmarking, performance testing, or For benchmarking, performance testing, or
real-world use, add the `--release` flag to create an optimized build: real-world use, add the `--release` flag to create an optimized build: