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diff --git a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn index dd8b71604..a1c558ec1 100644 --- a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn @@ -8,19 +8,18 @@ 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 +## autobuilds -To build git-annex from source on Windows, you need to install -the Haskell Platform and Cygwin. Use Cygwin to install gcc, rsync, git, -ssh, and gpg. +A daily build is also available. -Then, within Cygwin, git-annex can be compiled following the instructions -for [[using cabal|cabal]]. +* [download](https://qa.nest-initiative.org/view/msysGit/job/msysgit-git-annex-assistant-test/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/git-annex.exe) ([build logs](https://qa.nest-initiative.org/view/msysGit/job/msysgit-git-annex-assistant-test/)) -Once git-annex is built, the NullSoft installer can be built, as follows: +## building it yourself + +To build git-annex from source on Windows, you need to install +the Haskell Platform, Mingw, and Cygwin. Use Cygwin to install +gcc, rsync, git, wget, ssh, and gpg. -<pre> - cabal install nsis - ghc --make Build/NullSoftInstaller.hs - Build/NullSoftInstaller.exe -</pre> +There is a shell script `standalone/windows/build.sh` that can be +used to build git-annex. Note that this shell script cannot be run +in Cygwin; run it with the Mingw sh. |