mafintosh / mafintosh/peerwiki

Not for Windows

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Description

I'm on Windows 7 64-bit with python v2.7.4 and npm v1.4.9

After calling `npm install -g peerwiki`, it gets some of the way but gives the following error because obviously Windows (native DOS prompt) doesn't understand what the sh extension is for. So could you mention that its not for Windows (yet) in the README.

```
'sh' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
gyp: Call to 'sh liblzma-config.sh C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\nodejs.commandline.0.12.0\tools\node_modules\peerwiki\node_modules\lzma-native/build C:\ProgramData\choco
latey\lib\nodejs.commandline.0.12.0\tools\node_modules\peerwiki\node_modules\lzma-native/deps/xz-5.0.6.tar.bz2' returned exit status 1. while trying to load binding.gyp
```

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Research direction

Start with the README and review the installation instructions alongside the reported npm install -g peerwiki command. Document that peerwiki is not currently supported on Windows, including the sh-related installation limitation shown in the issue; done means the platform limitation is clear to prospective users.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, nodejs
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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