From 84358624c6661504ae40719391c1bad23ba764c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joey Hess Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:37:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] tighten added language Removed part about neeing to install git-annex and git in the same location. The installer checks if the location given exists, and if not, tells the user that git is not installed there. And the default should work if the user just picks it in both installers. --- doc/install/Windows.mdwn | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn index ff6a6adf4a..c9b60d6428 100644 --- a/doc/install/Windows.mdwn +++ b/doc/install/Windows.mdwn @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ git-annex now does Windows! -* First, [install Git for Windows](http://git-scm.com/downloads) +* First, [install Git for Windows](http://git-scm.com/downloads) + Important: **Get the 32 bit version not the 64 bit version.** - (Note that msysgit is no longer supported.) If you installed the - 64 bit version of git, then parts of git-annex will still run, - however, some features, including tools like rsync, are not-functional. + If you installed the 64 bit version of git, then parts of git-annex will + still run, however, some features, including tools like rsync, will + not work. + * Then, [install git-annex](https://downloads.kitenet.net/git-annex/windows/current/) - into the same location Git has been installed to. You must provide this path to the - git-annex installer. For instance, the path may be "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\" This port is now in reasonably good shape for command-line use of git-annex. The assistant and webapp are also usable. There are some known