From: Andy Allan Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:00:08 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Merge pull request #3693 from lectrician1/patch-2 X-Git-Tag: live~1518 X-Git-Url: https://git.openstreetmap.org./rails.git/commitdiff_plain/3bea64f4ccf465fc755b81e7badc06d182a275b7?hp=b0a741412f3ea330272c827cf4a9c577498f8de9 Merge pull request #3693 from lectrician1/patch-2 Clarify Windows installation bad + alternatives --- diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index 3d591c92d..f3b4b8550 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ are two alternatives which make it easier to get a consistent development enviro These instructions are based on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, which is the platform used by the OSMF servers. The instructions also work, with only minor amendments, for all other current Ubuntu releases, Fedora and MacOSX -We don't recommend attempting to develop or deploy this software on Windows. If you need to use Windows, then try developing this software using Ubuntu in a virtual machine, or use [Vagrant](VAGRANT.md). +We don't recommend attempting to develop or deploy this software on Windows. Some Ruby gems may not be supported. If you need to use Windows the easiest solutions in order are [Docker](DOCKER.md), [Vagrant](VAGRANT.md), and Ubuntu in a virtual machine. ## Dependencies