update for Windows

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* Repositories on FAT and other less than stellar filesystems
that don't support things like symlinks will be automatically put
into direct mode.
* Windows always uses direct mode.
## enabling (and disabling) direct mode

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[[Gentoo]] | `emerge git-annex`
[[ScientificLinux5]] | (and other RHEL5 clones like CentOS5)
[[openSUSE]] |
Windows | [[sorry, Windows not supported yet|todo/windows_support]]
[[Windows]] | **alpha**
"""]]
## Using cabal

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git-annex has recently been ported to Windows.
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]].