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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/bugs/Windows_build_has_hardcoded_paths.mdwn | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/install/Windows.mdwn | 3 |
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/bugs/Windows_build_has_hardcoded_paths.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Windows_build_has_hardcoded_paths.mdwn index c4ab9a00f..199d00b03 100644 --- a/doc/bugs/Windows_build_has_hardcoded_paths.mdwn +++ b/doc/bugs/Windows_build_has_hardcoded_paths.mdwn @@ -24,4 +24,16 @@ Windows XP. # End of transcript or log. """]] -[[!meta title="git-annex on windows does not find msgit if user does not let msgit add itsselt to PATH"]] +[[!meta title="git-annex on windows does not find msgit if user does not let msysgit add itsselt to PATH"]] + +> I don't think it's any better for git-annex's installer to prompt for the +> path to git, than it is for msysgit's installer to prompt for adding it +> to the system path. +> +> The best fix would be to bundle msysgit into the git-annex installer +> along with all the other stuff. But, that adds build-time complications +> I would rather avoid. +> +> For now, I am going to treat this as a documentation problem; +> I've updated the install page to be clear that msysgit needs to be +> installed into PATH. [[done]] --[[Joey]] diff --git a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn index 79aaace92..8cf7a0c3d 100644 --- a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ git-annex now does Windows! -* First, [install git](http://git-scm.com/downloads) (msysgit 1.9 or newer is needed) +* First, [install git](http://git-scm.com/downloads) (msysgit 1.9 or newer is needed) + ** Be sure to tell the msysgit installer to add git to the PATH. ** * 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 |