From 06a5e9e69411808096fffbbad9bc64ee45fa0a16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: TheFrenchGhosty Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 22:49:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Explain why there's not a native windows version in the README --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c96ac8b..baeef35 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Download the latest [release](https://github.com/TheFrenchGhosty/TheFrenchGhosty ## Installation (Windows): +Because Windows has a path length limit of 260 characters, and because of the work required (and the fact that the Windows version was untested when it existed), Windows users needs to use the scripts in WSL (or something linux-on-windows). WSL is the only thing that bypass the path length limit so every video will get downloaded with it. However when playing those videos with a native Windows software the path length limit might be an issue, I can't do anything about that. + Installation using WSL (recommended): TODO