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Yes, Warp can be compiled on Windows with Visual Studio Build Tools. Here’s the analysis:

== Windows Support Status ==

FULLY SUPPORTED. Warp has:

Windows platform code in crates/warpui/src/platform/windows/
Windows-specific dependencies (windows crate, DirectX, Win32 APIs)
CI pipeline running on windows-latest-large
Bootstrap script for Windows (script/windows/bootstrap.ps1)
Inno Setup installer script

== Required Dependencies ==

Visual Studio Build Tools 2022
- MSVC compiler + linker
- Windows SDK (22621 or later)
- Install via: winget install -e –id Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools –override ‘–passive –wait –norestart –add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools –add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64 –add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows11SDK.22621 –includeRecommended’
Rust (via rustup)
- Target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
- Install: https://rustup.rs
CMake
- Needed for building sentry-contrib-native
- winget install -e –id Kitware.CMake
Git for Windows
- winget install -e –id Git.Git
Additional tools (optional)
- jq: winget install jqlang.jq
- Inno Setup: winget install -e –id JRSoftware.InnoSetup

== Build Commands ==

Bootstrap (installs all deps)

.\script\windows\bootstrap.ps1

Build

cargo build –bin warp-oss –features gui

Run

.\target\debug\warp-oss.exe

== GPU Backend ==

Windows uses:

DX12 (DirectX 12) via wgpu
Vulkan as alternative
DXC shader compiler for DirectX shaders

wgpu = { version = “29.0.1”, features = [“dx12”, “metal”, “vulkan”] }

== Windows-Specific Code ==

DirectX shader compilation (DXCPath)
Win32 API calls (SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID)
Windows registry access
Crash handler / minidumper

== Potential Issues ==

Some crates excluded from Windows CI tests: –exclude command-signatures-v2 –exclude warp_js
Git LFS required (bootstrap checks for it)
Some tests may need real GPU (WARPUI_USE_REAL_DISPLAY_IN_INTEGRATION_TESTS)

== Summary ==

Yes, you can build on Windows with Visual Studio Build Tools. The project has official Windows support with CI, platform-specific code, and installer scripts. Run the bootstrap script first to set up everything.

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