From 606c563138e71280e7d8e51ea6f3383007d8953e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm9ocq1Kb0WL-cz-LPpvd2Xm-q8tIQvqXA" Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 17:40:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment: running as service --- ...nt_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/todo/windows_support/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment diff --git a/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment b/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..83e2ba514b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/windows_support/comment_11_c3af14453e99dae5425deaa26ca7310e._comment @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawm9ocq1Kb0WL-cz-LPpvd2Xm-q8tIQvqXA" + nickname="Dominik" + subject="running as service" + date="2014-05-13T17:40:57Z" + content=""" +Hey, just tried git-annex on windows. Love the idea, but the windows port still seems to be a work in progress. I thought I'd check in here and see if i could help. Maybe this is a start: + +You can setup any executable file as a windows service using Sc.exe included in the Windows Resource Kit. +https://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192?SmcNavTabIndex=1 +Its pretty easy and straightforward + +Another option would be installing the service using nsis, here is one possible plugin that should do the trick: http://nsis.sourceforge.net/NSIS_Simple_Service_Plugin +"""]]