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authorGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-05-14 15:14:11 -0400
committerGravatar Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>2013-05-14 15:14:11 -0400
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@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ 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.
-To build git-annex from source on Windows, simply follow the instructions
-for [[using cabal|cabal]].
+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]].