doc: merge bootstrap/README.md into BUILDING.md

plus some minor tweaks

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/28465
Reviewed-By: Ben Noordhuis <info@bnoordhuis.nl>
Reviewed-By: Sam Roberts <vieuxtech@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Trivikram Kamat <trivikr.dev@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Bartosz Sosnowski <bartosz@janeasystems.com>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 67 deletions

diff --git a/tools/bootstrap/README.md b/tools/bootstrap/README.md
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-# Node.js Bootstrapping Guide
-
-## Windows
-
-A [Boxstarter][] script can be used for easy setup of Windows systems with all
-the required prerequisites for Node.js development. This script will install
-the following [Chocolatey] packages:
-  * [Git for Windows][] with the `git` and Unix tools added to the `PATH`
-  * [Python 3.x][] and [legacy Python][]
-  * [Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools][] with [Visual C++ workload][]
-  * [NetWide Assembler][]
-
-To install Node.js prerequisites using [Boxstarter WebLauncher][], just open
-[this link](http://boxstarter.org/package/nr/url?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/master/tools/bootstrap/windows_boxstarter)
-with Internet Explorer or Edge browser on the target machine.
-
-Alternatively, you can use PowerShell. Run those commands from an elevated
-PowerShell terminal:
-```console
-Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
-iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://boxstarter.org/bootstrapper.ps1'))
-get-boxstarter -Force
-Install-BoxstarterPackage https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/master/tools/bootstrap/windows_boxstarter -DisableReboots
-```
-
-Entire installation will take up about 10 GB of disk space.
-
-### Why install two different versions of Python?
-Python 2 will reach its _end-of-life_ at the end of 2019. Afterwards, the
-interpreter will not get updates — no bugfixes, no security fixes, nothing. In
-the interim, the Python ecosystem is abandoning 2.7 support.
-https://python3statement.org/  In order to remain safe and current the Node.js
-community is transitioning its Python code to Python 3. Having both versions of
-Python in this bootstrap will allow developers and end users to test, benchmark,
-and debug Node.js running on both versions to ensure a smooth and complete
-transition before the yearend deadline.
-
-## Linux
-
-For building Node.js on Linux, following packages are required (note, that this
-can vary from distribution to distribution):
-  * `git`
-  * `python`
-  * `gcc-c++` or `g++`
-  * `make`
-
-To bootstrap Node.js on Linux, run in terminal:
-  * OpenSUSE: `sudo zypper install git python gcc-c++ make`
-  * Fedora: `sudo dnf install git python gcc-c++ make`
-  * Ubuntu, Debian: `sudo apt-get install git python g++ make`
-
-## macOS
-
-To install required tools on macOS, run in terminal:
-```console
-xcode-select --install
-```
-
-[Boxstarter]: http://boxstarter.org/
-[Boxstarter WebLauncher]: http://boxstarter.org/WebLauncher
-[Chocolatey]: https://chocolatey.org/
-[Git for Windows]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/git
-[Python 3.x]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/python
-[legacy Python]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/python2
-[Visual Studio 2017 Build Tools]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2017buildtools
-[Visual C++ workload]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2017-workload-vctools
-[NetWide Assembler]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/nasm
+See the main project [README.md](../../README.md#boxstarter) for details on how
+to use this script.