From 8bec678d69fa690bcb9c273a55ad11fcfcb69c49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Nathaniel R. Reindl" Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2010 16:07:41 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Win32 installation instructions... kind of. --- INSTALLATION | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) diff --git a/INSTALLATION b/INSTALLATION index a9e50c5..1ca76b8 100644 --- a/INSTALLATION +++ b/INSTALLATION @@ -57,6 +57,44 @@ Then, you can just run 'cil' from the command line. =============================================================================== +For those of us who are required to use Windows for real work +------------------------------------------------------------- + +The recommended (and tested) distribution of Perl to use is the one provided by +the kind folks at ActiveState. Use at least version 5.10 build 1006. + +For Git integration, install msysgit. It shouldn't really matter how you +install it, but we'll assume the recommended "Git Bash" method for the purposes +of these instructions. + +Assume that Git is installed at %GitRoot%. Assume that the cil distribution is +at %CilRoot%. Assume that perl.exe is somewhere in your PATH. Run the +following at a command prompt: + + C:\>set PATH=%PATH%;%GitRoot%\bin + C:\>set PERL5LIB=%PERL5LIB%;%CilRoot%\lib;%GitRoot%\lib\perl5\site_perl + +Do not set these environment variables globally by way of xset or similar; +we're looking to keep git in the path for this prompt and this prompt only. + +After you've done this, `cd` to a project that you're managing with git: + + C:\>cd C:\SomeProject + C:\SomeProject> + +Now, run `cil init`: + + C:\SomeProject>perl %CilRoot%\bin\cil init + +If all is well, you should see the following message: + + git repository detected, setting to use it + initialised empty issue list inside './' + +Enjoy! + +=============================================================================== + Running 'cil' without installing -------------------------------- -- 2.39.5