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Streamline Windows installer page #846

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Streamline Windows installer page #846

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@timsneath timsneath commented Nov 7, 2024

Simplify manual installation instructions for Windows by:

  • Creating a streamlined instructions page for installing Swift 6 on Windows without a package manager
  • Relocating the laborious instructions for older (5.9 and earlier) Swift releases to a separate page
  • Updating the top-level Windows installer page to include links to the new pages

I've also reviewed the instructions for modern Swift builds and:

  • Harmonized them with the instructions for package managers (e.g. don't require CMake Project Tools)
  • Changed the dependencies for Python and Git to point to the source locations, rather than the vended versions in Visual Studio (since Python in particular is no longer vended)

Fixes #845

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@swift-ci please test

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@compnerd Thanks for your feedback; please take another look and see if this addresses your comments. In particular, I've added a footnote to include your explanation on which Python version should be selected.

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Perhaps use archived instead of old? But if that doesn't show up in the URL, I don't think that it really matters at all.

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@swift-ci please test again. thanks for all you do behind the scenes, my little unsung hero 🦸

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@swift-ci please test

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@timsneath timsneath enabled auto-merge (squash) November 8, 2024 20:39
@timsneath timsneath merged commit 62007cd into main Nov 13, 2024
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Adjust "Traditional" Install Instructions for Swift on Windows
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