Proposed: Run the maintenance scripts from Windows in Unix mode with msys2

  • Status: proposed <– draft | rejected | accepted | deprecated | superseded by –>

Context and Problem Statement

I want to use Unix tools but the experience of Linux is lacking.

Describe the proposed option and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

Use msys2 on Windows to improve this.

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, or diagrams

  • Install Windows 10 or Windows 11
  • Open Powershell.
  • Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -scope CurrentUser
  • iwr -useb get.scoop.sh | iex
  • scoop install msys
  • msys2 Restart to setup msys2.
  • pacman -S ssh-pageant openssh git python3
  • Copy to ~/.bashrc
  • eval $(/usr/bin/ssh-pageant -r -a "/tmp/.ssh-pageant-$USERNAME")

Positive Consequences

  • [e.g., improvement of quality attribute satisfaction, follow-up decisions required, …]
  • […]

Negative Consequences

  • I can use the better experience of Windows without the frustration of Linux.

[this section can be repeated for each option if more than one option is open for consideration]

Option graveyard:

  • Option:
  • Rejection Reason:

If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

This is a quality of life improvement.

Is there a reason why this should be core and done by us?

I use this.

References

  • https://www.msys2.org/
  • https://github.com/cuviper/ssh-pageant

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