diff --git a/docs/linux/build_instructions.md b/docs/linux/build_instructions.md index a477b397efecc..c1943042fe2ed 100644 --- a/docs/linux/build_instructions.md +++ b/docs/linux/build_instructions.md @@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ Are you a Google employee? See Most development is done on Ubuntu (currently 18.04, Bionic Beaver). There are some instructions for other distros below, but they are mostly unsupported. +### Docker requirements + +While it is not a common setup, Chromium compilation should work from within a +Docker container. If you choose to compile from within a container for whatever +reason, you will need to make sure that the following tools are available: + +* `curl` +* `git` +* `lsb_release` +* `python3` +* `sudo` + +There may be additional Docker-specific issues during compilation. See +[this bug](https://crbug.com/1377520) for additional details on this. + ## Install `depot_tools` Clone the `depot_tools` repository: