# HG changeset patch # User domruf # Date 1465759935 -7200 # Node ID d9e6e489f171aa0b3037cc38ecde233cabd6c214 # Parent c7dc1c7ace67a190aa8894bef56788af2f8d1e8c docs: reminder to add c:\path\to\git\bin to PATH diff -r c7dc1c7ace67 -r d9e6e489f171 docs/installation_win.rst --- a/docs/installation_win.rst Wed Jun 15 21:53:13 2016 +0200 +++ b/docs/installation_win.rst Sun Jun 12 21:32:15 2016 +0200 @@ -145,14 +145,16 @@ complete. Some warnings will appear. Don't worry, they are normal. -Step 8 -- Install git (optional) +Step 8 -- Install Git (optional) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -Mercurial being a python package, it was installed automatically when doing "pip install kallithea". +Mercurial being a python package, was installed automatically when doing ``pip install kallithea``. -You need to install git manually if you want Kallithea to be able to host git repositories. - +You need to install Git manually if you want Kallithea to be able to host Git repositories. See http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git#Installing-on-Windows for instructions. +The location of the Git binaries (like ``c:\path\to\git\bin``) must be +added to the ``PATH`` environment variable so ``git.exe`` and other tools like +``gzip.exe`` are available. Step 9 -- Configuring Kallithea ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ If you make a mistake and the script doesn't end, don't worry: start it again. -If you decided not to install git, you will get errors about it that you can ignore. +If you decided not to install Git, you will get errors about it that you can ignore. Step 10 -- Running Kallithea ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^