doc: warn users about non-ASCII paths on build

The build breaks if there's a non-ASCII character on the path to the building directory. PR-URL: #16735 Refs: #16278 Refs: #14336 Reviewed-By: Gibson Fahnestock <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <[email protected]> Reviewed-By: Joyee Cheung <[email protected]>
nodejs · Jan 30, 2018 · 35ef067 · 35ef067
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@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ Prerequisites:
 * **Optional** (to build the MSI): the [WiX Toolset v3.11](http://wixtoolset.org/releases/)
   and the [Wix Toolset Visual Studio 2017 Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobMensching.WixToolsetVisualStudio2017Extension).
 
-If the path to your build directory contains a space, the build will likely fail.
+If the path to your build directory contains a space or a non-ASCII character, the
+build will likely fail.
 
 ```console
 > .\vcbuild