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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2015-09-11 14:34:35 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joeyh@joeyh.name>2015-09-11 14:34:35 -0400
commit7ff83d6cf269b6e8a244f86eac3e02155745fd88 (patch)
tree31292dad585ff157620f74f55756aa93eb72fd6a /doc/install
parent14cca145c4277154a5165bfe82441135309ea0e4 (diff)
update for git for windows
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@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
git-annex now does Windows!
-* First, [install msysgit](http://git-scm.com/downloads) (msysgit 1.9 is needed)
- _Be sure to tell the installer to add git to the PATH._
- That is, select "Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt"
+* First, [install git for Windows](http://git-scm.com/downloads)
+ Get the 32 bit version not the 64 bit version.
+ (Note that msysgit is no longer supported.)
* Then, [install git-annex](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/)
This port is now in reasonably good shape for command-line use of
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ important thing is that it should end with "All tests passed".
A daily build is also available, thanks to Yury V. Zaytsev and
[NEST](http://nest-initiative.org/).
-This daily build now needs git for windows, not msysgit.
-
* [download](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/autobuild/windows/) ([build logs](https://qa.nest-initiative.org/view/msysGit/job/msysgit-git-annex-assistant-test/))
## building it yourself