From 76b725d005e56b5c0206ff4392da95cac2c06f99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Blackwood Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:14:59 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add winget instructions for dev mode Windows installation --- docs/source/Installation.rst | 16 +++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/Installation.rst b/docs/source/Installation.rst index 939d56120..383d14df4 100644 --- a/docs/source/Installation.rst +++ b/docs/source/Installation.rst @@ -89,11 +89,17 @@ The Windows installation process differs quite a bit from installation on Linux or MacOSX. If you can work on Linux, it will be easier. Everything below should be from a Conda-prompt rather than from Powershell or any other shell. -- Install Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019, which you can download - from (https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/). Check the - “Build Tools” box, and in the detailed view on the right check the “C/C++ CLI - Tools” component too. The specifics of this occasionally change as Microsoft - changes its products and website; you may need to go off-script. +- Install Microsoft Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019. + + - If you are on Windows 10 version 1709 or later + or Windows 11, you can use ``winget``. Run in a command prompt: + + ``winget install --id=Microsoft.VisualStudio.2019.BuildTools -e`` + - Otherwise, you can install it from + from (https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/). Check the + “Build Tools” box, and in the detailed view on the right check the “C/C++ CLI + Tools” component too. The specifics of this occasionally change as Microsoft + changes its products and website; you may need to go off-script. - Remove any associations you may have made between .py files and an existing python interpreter or editor - If you have less than 64GB of RAM, increase the maximum size of your pagefile to 64G or more