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| author |  Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2013-05-14 20:12:13 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2013-05-14 20:12:13 -0400 |
| commit | 171ff4bb8e9a943b227e1289528bd77a1060d6b6 (patch) | |
| tree | 34acea3d9aa44f05f9e7bbb434ee762e2097abbc | |
| parent | ee91753e35d9b2c09e1e5891f1b18c66286dd482 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn index 788f3b27d..249dccafa 100644 --- a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn @@ -1,10 +1,26 @@ -git-annex has recently been ported to Windows. +git-annex has recently been ported to Windows! -This port is in an alpha state; many things will not work. See -[[todo/windows_support]] for current status. Note especially that -git-annex always uses [[direct_mode]] on Windows. +* First, [install git](http://git-scm.com/downloads) +* Then, [install git-annex](http://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) + +This port is in an early state. While it works well enough to use +git-annex, many things will not work. See [[todo/windows_support]] for +current status. Note especially that git-annex always uses [[direct_mode]] +on Windows. + +## building it yourself To build git-annex from source on Windows, you need to install -the Haskell Platform and Cygwin. When installing Cygwin, select -to install gcc, make, rsync, and ssh. Then, within Cygwin, git-annex -can be compiled following the instructions for [[using cabal|cabal]]. +the Haskell Platform and Cygwin. Use Cygwin to install gcc, rsync, git, +ssh, and gpg. + +Then, within Cygwin, git-annex can be compiled following the instructions +for [[using cabal|cabal]]. + +Once git-annex is built, the NullSoft installer can be built, as follows: + +<pre> + cabal install ncis + ghc --make Build/NullSoftInstaller.hs + Build/NullSoftInstaller.exe +</pre> |