WINDOWS.md

Notes on Windows support

Building Guild

• Install Python
• Install Node with npm
• Install C++ build tools (see below)
• Clone repo
• Install packages in requirements.txt (pip install -r requirements.txt)
• Build wheel (python setup.py bdist_wheel)

Helpful links for C++ dev tools:

• https://www.scivision.dev/python-windows-visual-c-14-required/
• https://aka.ms/vs/15/release/vs_buildtools.exe

Running Guild from source

• Include guild/guild/scripts in path

Using Guild

Symbolic links

At least when running from source, symlinks fail with "symbolic link privilege not held". The workaround is to run the command console as Admin. In theory adding "Create symbolic links" priviledge (Local Group Policy Editor under Compuater Configuration > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Local Policies > User Rights Assignment) should work, but it didn't. I tried both "Everyone" and my user.

Curses

Windows needs a separate curses library.