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@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ Other dependencies are:
 -	Cygwin
 -	Java 16 for boot and build JDK 
 
+We recommend the using devkit, which can created like so:
+```console
+$ make/devkit/createWindowsDevkit2019.sh
+```
+
+More infos on about devkit usage can be found here: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/blob/master/doc/building.md#cross-compiling-the-easy-way-with-openjdk-devkits
+
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