Build issue in windows

[ioanatflowcrypt]

When we run npm run build or npm run build-incremental in git bash or something like that, it throws below error.

[ioanatflowcrypt]

In windows git bash, rsync is not installed by default and we use rsync in build.sh.

Here's tutorial to install rsync in git bash.

https://www.chrisborkowski.com/git-bash-here-and-rsync-it/

[sosnovsky]

In windows git bash, rsync is not installed by default and we use rsync in build.sh.

Here's tutorial to install rsync in git bash.

https://www.chrisborkowski.com/git-bash-here-and-rsync-it/

Did you switch to windows?
This tutorial looks quite complicated, what about using Cygwin which has rsync package (https://cygwin.com/packages/summary/rsync.html)?

[ioanatflowcrypt]

Using both mac and windows but tried on windows and it threw error.
Haven't used Cygwin yet.

[ioanmo226]

Just finished checking and seems like good idea to use Cygwin

[sosnovsky]

Just finished checking and seems like good idea to use Cygwin

Ok, then we can update this line in README https://github.com/FlowCrypt/flowcrypt-browser/blob/master/README.md?plain=1#L22 to 2. To build the project, run the following command:

And before https://github.com/FlowCrypt/flowcrypt-browser/blob/master/README.md?plain=1#L28 add another line:

For building project on Windows we recommend to use Cygwin with rsync package.

[ioanmo226]

Sounds good