Without a detailed guide, I'd imagine the Docker method is the most straightforward. If you try to follow the macOS guide and use https://chocolatey.org/ instead of homebrew, that might be sufficient depending on your familiarity with Apache httpd. You can always look through the setupmymac script in whimsy for ideas on the equivalent Windows steps.
On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 13:21, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > > What is the recommended way of setting up a local Whimsy test > environment on a Windows 10 computer? > > On 4/23/2020 11:03 AM, Matt Sicker wrote: > > Production doesn't use it, and being a generic CGI in Apache type > > project, a container is a bit of unnecessary overhead if you don't > > need it. > > > > On Thu, 23 Apr 2020 at 12:58, Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > >> > >> On 4/20/2020 6:49 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: > >>> On Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 8:38 PM Patricia Shanahan <p...@acm.org> wrote: > >> ... > >>>> Docker looked to me like a good way of getting a Ubuntu environment for > >>>> Whimsy development under Windows 10. Is there a better way of doing that? > >>> > >>> Given your description, I would suggest that the best match would be: > >>> > >>> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-install > >>> > >>> From my reading, WSL2 is much superior to WSL. At the moment, it is > >>> available on a pre-release basis. My understanding is that the > >>> official release will be in May. Ubuntu 20.04 is due to be released > >>> on Thursday, so if you are setting up a new system, I would be > >>> inclined to start with that version. > >> > >> Unfortunately, wsl-2 is not acceptable for the computer I want to use > >> for development. It requires installation of an insider-only prerelease > >> of Window 10, and I use that machine for too many things to consider > >> anything other than a released version. > >> > >> You do not seem to be enthusiastic about Docker. Any particular reasons? > >> > >> -- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > >> https://www.avg.com > >> > > > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com>
