1: [Optional] install git and add it to your PATH, git is one way to get the HTCondor sources. It is not needed if you already have the sources. *::http://git-scm.com/download +**IMPORTANT GIT CONFIG for windows** you most set a global git config +value or patch files will fail because the sources will be modified during +cloning of the repository. + +{code} +from command line enter: +git config -global core.autocrlf false +{endcode} + 6: [Optional] Install WiX 3.0 on your windows machine (Depends on Visual Studio). WiX is not needed to build, but it is needed to create the MSI installer. *::http://wix.codeplex.com/