RDTB on Windows?

[DavidBrainard]

Has anyone tried RDTB on Windows? We just tried under Windows 7 and it failed because a command that works for Mac/Linux fails at the command line. I didn't try very hard to push further, but am curious as to whether anyone has gotten it to work?

If so and if you had to modify the code, please share the patch and I'll work on inserting it into the distribution with a conditional on the type of machine.

[beyondmetis]

Here's my modified external\gradle\gradleFetchArtifact.m file that works for windows. This modification requires cygwin to work.

gradleFetchArtifact.zip

I could make a pull request if requiring cygwin is acceptable.

[DavidBrainard]

Thanks!

We are completely Windows ignorant. But if like us, you found that RDTB doesn't work on Windows, I don't think adding your fix can do any harm as long as it doesn't change what happens for Linux/Mac.

What is cygwin? I think it is OK to depend on it if the code checks for its existence and provides a helpful message about how to get and install it if it isn't there.

And yes, once you have this ready to go, I think a PR is the right way to submit it.

DB

[beyondmetis]

No problem. I also prefer Linux/Mac myself, but it's nice to have compatibility.

Cygwin is a package of Linux command line utilities built for windows. It includes a bash shell, which is assumed to exist by the gradleFetchArtifact script. I'll put together some self-documented code for the pull request after testing with Windows/Mac. I would think that Linux should be covered if Mac still works.

[DavidBrainard]

Great, thanks.

[beyondmetis]

See #85