Git-subrepo: Install on windows instructions

Created on 29 May 2017 · 3Comments · Source: ingydotnet/git-subrepo

On Windows one does generally use git bash but just git as a global command in path. I see there's a method to install subrepo as a sub command of git via Makefile but Make is generally not installed on Windows. A set of instructions on how to install it manually on Windows would be really useful.

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carlokok

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I can comment on this. Mostly this is in the installation instructions.

Clone git-subrepo. Checkout the release branch (currently release/0.4.0)
In control panel --> system --> advanced --> environment variables, create a new environment variable GIT_SUBREPO_ROOT and set it to the location where you cloned git-subrepo
While you are adding environment variables, also update your PATH to include the location of git-subrepo and the location of git-subrepo/lib
Close any open shell windows and reopen them, or to be really sure that you get the updated path, reboot.
Open a fresh shell window (cmd.exe) and try "git subrepo".

skelliam on 16 Mar 2018

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skelliam on 15 Mar 2018

I can comment on this. Mostly this is in the installation instructions.

Clone git-subrepo. Checkout the release branch (currently release/0.4.0)
In control panel --> system --> advanced --> environment variables, create a new environment variable GIT_SUBREPO_ROOT and set it to the location where you cloned git-subrepo
While you are adding environment variables, also update your PATH to include the location of git-subrepo and the location of git-subrepo/lib
Close any open shell windows and reopen them, or to be really sure that you get the updated path, reboot.
Open a fresh shell window (cmd.exe) and try "git subrepo".

skelliam on 16 Mar 2018

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do we need/have a PR to ammend the docs as per @skelliam suggestion?