[GR-12989] Describe built-time dependencies of GraalVM CE.

wincc0823 · Dec 11, 2018 · b6bfe72 · b6bfe72
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@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ After the compilation:
 - the `latest_graalvm` symbolic link points to the latest built GraalVM
 - `$ mx [build-time arguments] graalvm-home` prints the path to the GraalVM home directory
 
-Note that the build requirements of each component are specified in the README file of the corresponding repository.
-For example, building the Graal compiler currently requires the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable to point to a JVMCI-enabled JDK, which can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/graalvm/openjdk8-jvmci-builder/releases) or [built from sources](https://github.com/graalvm/openjdk8-jvmci-builder).
+Note that the build dependencies of each component are specified in the README file of the corresponding repository.
+A common requirement is that the `JAVA_HOME` environment variable must point to the latest JVMCI-enabled JDK8 ([pre-built archives](https://github.com/graalvm/openjdk8-jvmci-builder/releases); [build instructions](https://github.com/graalvm/openjdk8-jvmci-builder)).
 
 
 ### Example: build the base GraalVM CE image
@@ -27,7 +27,16 @@ The base GraalVM CE image includes:
 - the `polyglot` launcher
 - the `libpolyglot` shared library
 
-To build it, you can either run:
+In our CI, we build it using:
+- the latest JVMCI-enabled JDK8 ([pre-built archives](https://github.com/graalvm/openjdk8-jvmci-builder/releases); [build instructions](https://github.com/graalvm/openjdk8-jvmci-builder)). The `JAVA_HOME` environment variable must point to it.
+- `gcc`: `4.9.1`
+- `make`: `3.83`
+- `binutils`: `2.23.2`
+- `llvm`: `3.8` on linux; `4.0.1` on darwin
+
+Newer versions might also work. For more details, please check the README file of each component.
+
+To start the build, you can either run:
 
 1.
 ```bash
@@ -134,4 +143,4 @@ $ mx --env ce build
 ```
 
 ## Registering custom components
-Suites can register new, custom components calling`mx_sdk.register_graalvm_component()`.
+Suites can register new, custom components calling`mx_sdk.register_graalvm_component()`.