From 616b0caf07e57a74200cca2e602045cf0e4d14dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Beck Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2020 22:48:47 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated instructions for running under WSL2 on Windows --- README.md | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 79e55fe..91a085b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ the standard [3 Musketeers](https://3musketeers.io/) pattern. ### Running on Windows **Please note:** in order to run Docker Desktop on Windows you will either need a recent copy of -Windows 10 Home with [WSL 2 enabled](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10), -or Windows 10 Pro. +Windows 10 with [WSL 2 enabled](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10). -One easy way to install `make` on Windows: +Because WSL 2 runs faster when files are living under the Linux filesystem, you will probably +want to clone this repo into your Linux file system, install `make` under your Linux distro +(if necessary) and then execute your make commands from the WSL command line (accessible via +`wsl` in PowerShell, or by opening the Linux terminal directly). + +However, if for whatever reason you do want to install `make` on Windows, this is an easy way: 1. Install the [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install) package manager 2. Run `choco install make` in an elevated command prompt