Windows installation: A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '=https' error

[ghost]

curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://imdl.io/install.sh | bash

outputs (in Powershell):

Invoke-WebRequest : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument '=https'.

[casey]

Thanks for the report, and sorry for the issue!

It looks likeThat's interesting, it looks like calling curl in powershell calls Invoke-WebRequest, and the =https argument doesn't agree with it.

If you can run bash, you can try the command in bash. I think I should write a powershell-native install command, probably using Invoke-WebRequest directly, and put it in the readme for windows users.

[casey]

Sorry for taking so long to respond to this!

I tried to get the script to run on Windows, but ran into multiple issues. Curl is present on newer versions of windows, but on some versions, it's aliased to Invoke-WebRequest, plus a few commands (like rev) are missing that the script uses.

For now I've noted in the readme that the script only works on Linux and MacOS.

I would love to have working install script for windows, but for now I think the best way to get the binary is to download it manually from the releases page :/

[casey]

I made this issue to track creating a .msi installer for windows, although I'm not sure when that'll get done.

[ghost]

Understandable, I may try the Windows 10's Linux subsystem at some point.

[casey]

I've had good luck getting rust programs to run on the WSL, so hopefully Intermodal works without issue.

[Fleshgrinder]

Anyone who has Rust installed on Windows with any toolchain can simply use cargo install imdl and will have it available globally. Sorry for resurrecting this old issue.