From df2cbfff2255ade1122463c53034298acd7b0257 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gbigott Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 16:38:04 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] readme installation --- README.markdown | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index 4845cbcd3fc9..bb9b37981330 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -13,6 +13,34 @@ also trigger actions (such as rebuilding assets) when matching files change. Head on over to https://facebook.github.io/watchman/ +## installation + System Requirements: + +* Linux systems with `inotify` +* macOS (uses `FSEvents` on 10.7+, `kqueue(2)` on earlier versions) +* Windows 10 (64-bit) and up. Windows 7 support is provided by community patches. + + +Prebuilt Binaries: + +* Download and extract the windows release from the latest release here: https://github.com/facebook/watchman/releases/tag/v2024.02.12.00 +* It will be named something like watchman-vYYYY.MM.DD.00-windows.zip +* It contains a bin folder. Move that somewhere appropriate and update your PATH environment to reference that location. + +Installing via Chocolatey: + +Watchman is available via the Chocolatey Windows package manager. Installation is as simple as: + +PS C:\> choco install watchman + +for more information about Chocolatey: + +here: https://chocolatey.org/install + +for linux and MacOS goes to the next link. + +link: https://facebook.github.io/watchman/docs/install. + ## License Watchman is made available under the terms of the MIT License. See the