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diff --git a/changelog.d/11198.doc b/changelog.d/11198.doc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..54ec94acbc --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/11198.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Clarify lack of support for Windows. diff --git a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md index 3bf08a72bb..abdb808438 100644 --- a/docs/development/contributing_guide.md +++ b/docs/development/contributing_guide.md @@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ license - in our case, this is almost always Apache Software License v2 (see # 2. What do I need? +If you are running Windows, the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is strongly +recommended for development. More information about WSL can be found at +<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install>. Running Synapse natively +on Windows is not officially supported. + The code of Synapse is written in Python 3. To do pretty much anything, you'll need [a recent version of Python 3](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download). The source code of Synapse is hosted on GitHub. You will also need [a recent version of git](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git). @@ -41,8 +46,6 @@ can find many good git tutorials on the web. # 4. Install the dependencies -## Under Unix (macOS, Linux, BSD, ...) - Once you have installed Python 3 and added the source, please open a terminal and setup a *virtualenv*, as follows: @@ -56,10 +59,6 @@ pip install tox This will install the developer dependencies for the project. -## Under Windows - -TBD - # 5. Get in touch. diff --git a/docs/setup/installation.md b/docs/setup/installation.md index 874925e927..3e08024441 100644 --- a/docs/setup/installation.md +++ b/docs/setup/installation.md @@ -356,12 +356,14 @@ make install ##### Windows -If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem For -Linux provides a Linux environment on Windows 10 which is capable of using the -Debian, Fedora, or source installation methods. More information about WSL can -be found at <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10> for -Windows 10 and <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server> -for Windows Server. +Running Synapse natively on Windows is not officially supported. + +If you wish to run or develop Synapse on Windows, the Windows Subsystem for +Linux provides a Linux environment which is capable of using the Debian, Fedora, +or source installation methods. More information about WSL can be found at +<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install> for Windows 10/11 and +<https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server> for +Windows Server. ## Setting up Synapse |