Merge pull request #358 from narve/build-documentation

"Build from source"-documentation
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Corey Butler
2018-08-01 22:47:39 -05:00
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See the [wiki](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows/wiki/Common-Issues#how-do-i-use-yarn-with-nvm-windows) for details.
### Build from source
- Install go from http://golang.org
- Download source / Git Clone the repo
- Change GOARCH to amd64 in build.bat if you feel like building a 64-bit executable
- Fire up a Windows command prompt and change directory to project dir
- Execute `go get github.com/blang/semver`
- Execute `go get github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter`
- Execute `build.bat`
- Check the `dist`directory for generated setup program.
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## Why another version manager?
There are several version managers for node.js. Tools like [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm) and [n](https://github.com/tj/n)