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Documentation can be browsed online [here](http://docs.libuv.org).
+The [tests and benchmarks](https://github.com/libuv/libuv/tree/master/test)
+also serve as API specification and usage examples.
+
### Other resources
* [An Introduction to libuv](http://nikhilm.github.com/uvbook/)
— An overview of libuv with tutorials.
* [LXJS 2012 talk](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGn60vDSxQ4)
— High-level introductory talk about libuv.
- * [Tests and benchmarks](https://github.com/libuv/libuv/tree/master/test)
- — API specification and usage examples.
* [libuv-dox](https://github.com/thlorenz/libuv-dox)
— Documenting types and methods of libuv, mostly by reading uv.h.
* [learnuv](https://github.com/thlorenz/learnuv)
— Learn uv for fun and profit, a self guided workshop to libuv.
+These resources are not handled by libuv maintainers and might be out of
+date. Please verify it before opening new issues.
+
## Build Instructions
For GCC there are two build methods: via autotools or via [GYP][].
@@ -113,8 +117,6 @@ To have GYP generate build script for another system, checkout GYP into the
project tree manually:
$ git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp.git build/gyp
- OR
- $ svn co http://gyp.googlecode.com/svn/trunk build/gyp
### Unix
@@ -153,6 +155,15 @@ Run:
Note for UNIX users: compile your project with `-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE` and
`-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64`. GYP builds take care of that automatically.
+### Using Ninja
+
+To use ninja for build on ninja supported platforms, run:
+
+ $ ./gyp_uv.py -f ninja
+ $ ninja -C out/Debug #for debug build OR
+ $ ninja -C out/Release
+
+
### Running tests
Run: