Requiring Git for Windows >= v2.15.1 in our workshops

[fmichonneau]

Initial proposal by @rgaiacs available here: https://github.com/carpentries/lesson-infrastructure/blob/master/liep/001-git-for-windows-nano.md

[fmichonneau]

This is a great proposal that would make things easier for all our learners.

I'm wondering if we shouldn't at the same time organize the restructuring of the setup instructions to minimize the amount of work it will take to ensure that the setup instructions are up to date everywhere.

[rgaiacs]

I'm wondering if we shouldn't at the same time organize the restructuring of the setup instructions to minimize the amount of work it will take to ensure that the setup instructions are up to date everywhere.

Can you clarify this?

http://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice/setup.html and http://swcarpentry.github.io/git-novice/setup/ doesn't have any installation instructions at the moment. They only keep some post installation notes. I listed all lessons so that someone can check that we didn't leave some old information.

[fmichonneau]

I tested the installation instructions in the original pull request referenced in this proposal. They work well and I think it's the right approach.

As mentioned in the proposal, the drawbacks are:

• it's not possible to launch python or R from the command line without modifying the PATH variable
• Workshops requiring to use GNU Make will need an alternate solution to install it.

Both of these drawbacks seem reasonable.

I propose we move this proposal forward.

[rgaiacs]

I propose we move this proposal forward.

Can you include this on today's maintainers meeting? Thanks.

[justinclift]

As a general thought, the proposal seems to bundle some SQLite changes in there as well. Those bits might need a bit of adjustment now that a different (GUI) approach to using SQLite seems to have generally been adopted: datacarpentry/sql-ecology-lesson#199

[rgaiacs]

@fmichonneau Any update on this one?

[fmichonneau]

I just got back from another conference. I'll work on this early next week.