From 39edac9c948f173c30667735c70b0d2cef4005b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Kopra Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:46:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Windows install page: what to know before you start (from dev c59774b8252d) Administrator rights for the prerequisites, none for the build and everyday use; an hour or two for a first install, TeX Live alone twenty to thirty minutes. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 --- README.md | 2 +- doc/install/windows_source_install.md | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index faec703..471bdea 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ are regenerated on each release — patches cannot be merged directly. Report problems (or send patches) to the author; accepted changes are applied to the development tree and appear in a following snapshot. -This snapshot was assembled from development commit `9d6f66456a3d`. +This snapshot was assembled from development commit `c59774b8252d`. ## License diff --git a/doc/install/windows_source_install.md b/doc/install/windows_source_install.md index c164194..0526d2a 100644 --- a/doc/install/windows_source_install.md +++ b/doc/install/windows_source_install.md @@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ container images run on Windows through Docker Desktop, which that page also describes. This page is the native route: Windows programs, no Linux layer. +**Before you start.** The prerequisites install for all users of the +machine, so the account you use must be an administrator, which on a +personal machine it normally is; the build and everyday use need no +special rights. Allow an hour or two the first time: the downloads are +about a gigabyte in all, TeX Live alone takes twenty to thirty minutes, +and the build a few minutes. Nothing here needs to be done twice. + ## Prerequisites