From 5f688986594687e49113e8a89e95188eea059e95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lars Bilke <lars.bilke@ufz.de>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 15:16:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [web] Updated prereqs page.
Added note for Windows users to enable git symbolic links support.
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.../devguide/getting-started/git-installer-win.png | 3 +++
.../devguide/getting-started/prerequisites.pandoc | 14 +++++++++-----
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/git-installer-win.png b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/git-installer-win.png
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:efa3713903e2a9029601cd8bd3c2be55125a204e3e71a8be1772dd84f6a6206c
+size 54081
diff --git a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/prerequisites.pandoc b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/prerequisites.pandoc
index 2d610794c6d..02aef8f11c1 100644
--- a/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/prerequisites.pandoc
+++ b/web/content/docs/devguide/getting-started/prerequisites.pandoc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The minimum prerequisites to build OGS are:
## Step: Install a compiler
::: {.win}
-As we use lots of features of the C++17-standard we support **Visual Studio 2017** and up. Therefore you will need at least **Windows 7** (64-bit recommended). It is perfectly fine to use the free Community Edition of Visual Studio.
+As we use lots of features of the C++11-standard we support **Visual Studio 2015** and up. Therefore you will need at least **Windows 7** (64-bit recommended). It is perfectly fine to use the free Community Edition of Visual Studio.
- Download and install [Visual Studio Community 2017](https://www.visualstudio.com/de/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15)
- Select the *workload* `Desktop Development with C++`
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ As we use lots of features of the C++17-standard we support **Visual Studio 2017
:::
::: {.linux}
-If you have a recent linux distribution you should also have a recent gcc. Please check that you have at least **gcc 7.3**:
+If you have a recent linux distribution you should also have a recent gcc. Please check that you have at least **gcc 6.2**:
```bash
$ gcc --version
-gcc (GCC) 7.3.0
+gcc (GCC) 6.2.0
```
:::
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ The Homebrew package manager is needed for installing other libraries and packag
Git is a powerful and distributed version control system. OGS source code is hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/ufz/ogs). See the developer guide page on [Code Reviews]({{< ref "code-reviews" >}}) for more info on how OGS uses GitHub for collaborative development.
::: {.win}
-Download and install git from the [git homepage](http://git-scm.com/download/win). The default installer options are fine. This install a new command line called *Git Bash* which should be used for all git operations.
+Download and install git from the [git homepage](http://git-scm.com/download/win). Use the default installer options but also enable `Enable symbolic links` under the *Configuring extra options* page.
+
+
+
+This install a new command line called *Git Bash* which should be used for all git operations.
Let Git know who you are:
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ Install Conan with Python's pip:
pip3 install --user conan
```
-This installed `conan` to `.local/bin` in your home directory. Make sure to have this directory in your `PATH`!
+This installed `conan` to `.local/bin` (or `C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python37\Scripts` on Windows) in your home directory. Make sure to have this directory in your `PATH`!
Check on a newly opened command line if Conan was installed successfully:
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