Windows!

[nelsonic]

We need to test our pre-commit hooks with windows... 💻
@jrans please keep us posted with your progress on this quest! 👍

[ryanpcmcquen]

Peeps still uses windows?!?

[jrans]

@nelsonic This is how I spent last night! Can you review?

[nelsonic]

@jrans looks great.
Would you mind PR-ing a section into this readme pointing people to your readme when they have "Advanced" needs? 😉

[nelsonic]

@ryanpcmcquen sadly, Windows is not going away any time soon... Most "Big" companies still use windows (because they don't know any better...) so we have to consider it...

[ryanpcmcquen]

Haha, I know. I am always surprised when I meet devs who use it, but it takes all kinds, right?

:-P

[nelsonic]

Yeah, even IBM have realised that Mac has lower Total Cost of Ownership: http://www.computerworld.com/article/2998315/apple-mac/every-mac-we-buy-is-making-and-saving-ibm-money-ibm.html

Its a case of:

[jrans]

I think the problem is pre-commit uses fs.symlink to copy git hook into .git folder but you may need admin rights to this in Windows. Have made a PR to README to suggest how you can write your own copy them over. This may also help with all other languages as can just use them to write the scripts!

[nelsonic]

@jrans this Commit message on the pre-commit module says it all:
observing/pre-commit@d570d16

Thanks for adding the advanced section. 👍