git-annex now does Windows!
- First, install git (msysgit 1.9 or newer is needed)
Be sure to tell the msysgit installer to add git to the PATH. That is, select "Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt" - Then, install git-annex
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 problems and parts that don't work. See windows support for current status.
To verify that the build of git-annex works in your Windows system, you are
encouraged to run the test suite before using git-annex on real data. After
installation, run git annex test
. There will be a lot of output; the
important thing is that it should end with "All tests passed".
autobuilds
A daily build is also available, thanks to Yury V. Zaytsev and NEST.
building it yourself
To build git-annex from source on Windows, you need to install the Haskell Platform, Mingw, and Cygwin. Use Cygwin to install: gcc rsync git wget ssh gnupg
Once the prerequisites are installed, run:
cabal update
git clone git://git-annex.branchable.com/ gitannex
cd gitannex
build
(To build the git-annex installer, you also need to install the NullSoft installer system.)