README.md

   1 Evented I/O for V8 javascript. [![Build Status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/joyent/node.png)](http://travis-ci.org/joyent/node)
   2 ===
   3
   4 ### To build:
   5
   6 Unix/Macintosh (requires python >= 2.5.2):
   7
   8     ./configure
   9     make
  10     make install
  11
  12 Windows:
  13
  14     vcbuild.bat
  15
  16 ### To run the tests:
  17
  18 Unix/Macintosh:
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  20     make test
  21
  22 Windows:
  23
  24     vcbuild.bat test
  25
  26 ### To build the documentation:
  27
  28     make doc
  29
  30 ### To read the documentation:
  31
  32     man doc/node.1
  33
  34 Resources for Newcomers
  35 ---
  36   - [The Wiki](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki)
  37   - [nodejs.org](http://nodejs.org/)
  38   - [how to install node.js and npm (node package manager)](http://joyeur.com/2010/12/10/installing-node-and-npm/)
  39   - [list of modules](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/modules)
  40   - [searching the npm registry](http://search.npmjs.org/)
  41   - [list of companies and projects using node](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Projects,-Applications,-and-Companies-Using-Node)
  42   - [node.js mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs)
  43   - irc chatroom, [#node.js on freenode.net](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=node.js&uio=d4)
  44   - [community](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Community)
  45   - [contributing](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Contributing)
  46   - [big list of all the helpful wiki pages](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/_pages)