From 3e733b88e763f90501cab5ca23755ad4e27a81cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tyler Hampton Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:45:32 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Add install instructions for scoop emacs --- docs/getting_started.org | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/getting_started.org b/docs/getting_started.org index 721a390f9..33fd8118a 100644 --- a/docs/getting_started.org +++ b/docs/getting_started.org @@ -268,10 +268,16 @@ choco install git emacs ripgrep fd llvm #+END_SRC #+begin_quote -Switch out choco for [[https://scoop.sh/][scoop]] and it should just work, except for Emacs; scoop has -no emacs recipe. You'll need to use another method to install it. +Scoop is also a viable way of installing Emacs. However, because Emacs is a GUI +application, it is relegated to the 'extras' Scoop bucket and that will need to +be enabled. #+end_quote +#+BEGIN_SRC sh +scoop enable extras +scoop install git emacs ripgrep fd llvm +#+END_SRC + You will need [[https://mywindowshub.com/how-to-edit-system-environment-variables-for-a-user-in-windows-10/][the ~HOME~ system variable]] set to =C:\Users\USERNAME\=, otherwise Emacs will treat =C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming= as your ~HOME~, which causes issues.