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| author | Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org> | 2012-03-27 11:19:30 +1100 |
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| committer | Andrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org> | 2012-03-27 11:19:30 +1100 |
| commit | 1b89d514d7d03c1c446df1fb8d4be511b34d3163 (patch) | |
| tree | ba988d1f1d87263ccd3b825617957d5ced7c65f5 | |
| parent | a3b86e9379e6e38d7f7a680cc688be1b99c2c5a8 (diff) | |
| download | go-1b89d514d7d03c1c446df1fb8d4be511b34d3163.tar.gz go-1b89d514d7d03c1c446df1fb8d4be511b34d3163.zip | |
doc: describe the Windows MSI installer as experimental
R=golang-dev, r
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/5921043
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/install.html | 32 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/doc/install.html b/doc/install.html index 1c8f9942f3..ad3eaf338b 100644 --- a/doc/install.html +++ b/doc/install.html @@ -125,38 +125,38 @@ Terminal sessions for the change to take effect. <p> The Go project provides two installation options for Windows users (besides <a href="/doc/install/source">installing from source</a>): -an MSI installer that configures your installation automatically, -and a zip archive that requires you to set some environment variables. +a zip archive that requires you to set some environment variables and an +experimental MSI installer that configures your installation automatically. </p> -<h4 id="windows_msi">MSI installer</h3> +<h4 id="windows_zip">Zip archive</h3> <p> -Open the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DInstaller">MSI file</a> -and follow the prompts to install the Go tools. -By default, the installer puts the Go distribution in <code>c:\Go</code>. +Extract the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DArchive">zip file</a> +to the directory of your choice (we suggest <code>c:\Go</code>). </p> <p> -The installer should put the <code>c:\Go\bin</code> directory in your -<code>PATH</code> environment variable. You may need to restart any open -command prompts for the change to take effect. +If you chose a directory other than <code>c:\Go</code>, you must set +the <code>GOROOT</code> environment variable to your chosen path. </p> -<h4 id="windows_zip">Zip archive</h3> - <p> -Extract the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DArchive">ZIP file</a> -to the directory of your choice (we suggest <code>c:\Go</code>). +Add the <code>bin</code> subdirectory of your Go root (for example, <code>c:\Go\bin</code>) to to your <code>PATH</code> environment variable. </p> +<h4 id="windows_msi">MSI installer (experimental)</h3> + <p> -If you chose a directory other than <code>c:\Go</code>, you must set -the <code>GOROOT</code> environment variable to your chosen path. +Open the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-Windows+Type%3DInstaller">MSI file</a> +and follow the prompts to install the Go tools. +By default, the installer puts the Go distribution in <code>c:\Go</code>. </p> <p> -Add the <code>bin</code> subdirectory of your Go root (for example, <code>c:\Go\bin</code>) to to your <code>PATH</code> environment variable. +The installer should put the <code>c:\Go\bin</code> directory in your +<code>PATH</code> environment variable. You may need to restart any open +command prompts for the change to take effect. </p> <h4 id="windows_env">Setting environment variables under Windows</h4> |