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@refack refack commented May 16, 2019

Refs: #27149 (comment)

Create a junction to out\%config% instead of symlink, because symlinks need elevation or developer mode on Win10.

Background: https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2016/12/02/symlinks-windows-10/
H/T @yodurr

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  • make -j4 test (UNIX), or vcbuild test (Windows) passes
  • documentation is changed or added
  • commit message follows commit guidelines

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refack commented May 16, 2019

/CC @nodejs/build-files @nodejs/platform-windows

@refack refack self-assigned this May 18, 2019
@refack refack force-pushed the mklink-j-instead-of-d branch from c7df1b7 to a388f4d Compare May 25, 2019 18:42
@refack refack merged commit a388f4d into nodejs:master May 25, 2019
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