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@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ prefix using the --prefix option.
Building Rakudo Star
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-After configuration, build Rakudo Star with:
+After configuration, build Rakudo Star on a UNIX-like system with:
$ make
$ make install
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ If the Rakudo compiler is invoked without an explicit script to run, it enters
a small interactive mode that allows PerlĀ 6 statements to be executed from the
command line.
+Rakudo Star can be built on Windows either using Microsoft tools (MSVC) and
+nmake or using gcc and gmake as bundled with Strawberry Perl. In the latter
+case use cmd.exe rather than bash as a shell.
+
Running the Perl 6 test suite
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