Re: [hledger] Windows Install

[Simon Michael]

On Sat, Nov 16, 2024, at 10:09, James Riley wrote:

What is the easiest way to install hledger on Windows 11? I have been using hledger on Linux for years now, but I can’t figure out the Windows install process. 

Hi, did you start at https://hledger.org/install.html ? What did you try and what goes wrong ?

[Simon Michael]

Can you give more details ? Step by step ? Or come to chat if it's easier ?

On Sat, Nov 16, 2024, at 11:28, James Riley wrote:

Yes. I've played with the binaries, and the packaged binaries, but can't get the install process started. 

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[Simon Michael]

James: thanks, that's good to know.

I found this doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/#use-winget

and "Some users have reported isssues with the client not being on their PATH.", with a link to lengthy discussion 

at https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/210

If that's not helpful, I would try one of the other four methods on the install page:

scoop or choco (the tool may need installing first; click the badge to go to its site).

Or, the hledger release binaries on github. 

When you go to the hledger release binaries, scroll past the lengthy release notes, and expand the "How to install" and "Windows on 64-bit Intel or ARM" headings. The install instructions in there are expected to work.

On Sat, Nov 16, 2024, at 12:10, James Riley wrote:

The winget installation appears to have worked, but “hledger” is still not recognized on the command line.

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