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site/source/docs/building_from_source/building_emscripten_from_source_on_windows.rst

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#. Install `Github for Windows <http://windows.github.com/>`_ (or any other git client).
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#. Install `Java <http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp>`_.
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#. Install `Java <http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp>`_ (Java is optional, you only need it for Closure Compiler minification).
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#. Build :ref:`Fastcomp <LLVM-Backend>` (LLVM + Clang) from source using :ref:`these instructions <building-fastcomp-from-source>`.
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site/source/docs/getting_started/downloads.rst

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# Install node.js
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# Install Java
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# Install Java (optional, only needed for Closure Compiler minification)
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sudo apt-get install default-jre
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.. note:: Your system may provide Node.js as ``node`` instead of ``nodejs``. In that case, you may need to also update the ``NODE_JS`` attribute of your ``~/.emscripten`` file.

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