Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of rTorrentOnWindows

Timestamp:

02/21/10 19:45:00 (14 years ago)

Author:

Gabor Hudiczius

Comment:

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rTorrentOnWindows

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 = rTorrent on Windows =
 
- * [#cygwin Installing Cygwin]
- * [#libsigc Installing libsigc++]
- * [#libtorrent Installing libTorrent]
- * [#xmlrpc Installing XMLRPC-C (optional)]
- * [#rtorrent Installing rTorrent]
+ * [#install Installing rTorrent on Windows]
+  * [#cygwin Installing Cygwin]
+  * [#libsigc Installing libsigc++]
+  * [#libtorrent Installing libTorrent]
+  * [#xmlrpc Installing XMLRPC-C (optional)]
+  * [#rtorrent Installing rTorrent]
+ * [#use Using rTorrent on Windows without installing Cygwin]
+  * [#download Download rTorrent on Windows binaries]
+   * [#direct Direct download (7z archive)]
+   * [#bittorrent BitTorrent download (preferred)]
+  * [#configure Configure rTorrent on Windows]
  * [#screenshots Screenshots]
+
+== Installing rTorrent on Windows == #install
 
 To be able to run [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rTorrent] on Windows, you are going to need [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin].
 
-== Installing Cygwin == #cygwin
+=== Installing Cygwin === #cygwin
 
 Download Cygwin 1.7 (or newer) from the [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin page] ([http://cygwin.com/setup.exe direct link]).
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 Now we can proceed with [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rTorrent].
 
-== Installing libsigc++ == #libsigc
+=== Installing libsigc++ === #libsigc
 
 Since there is no [http://libsigc.sourceforge.net/ libsigc++] package for [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin], we're going to need to compile this one first. By default, [http://www.cygwin.com/ Cygwin] has no /usr/localr/src, so create one.
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 }}}
 
-== Installing libTorrent == #libtorrent
+=== Installing libTorrent === #libtorrent
 
 Now download the latest [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ libTorrent] source from the [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/browser/trunk svn repository], compile, and install it.
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 }}}
 
-== Installing XMLRPC-C (optional) == #xmlrpc
+=== Installing XMLRPC-C (optional) === #xmlrpc
 
 Of course, we want to be able to control [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rTorrent] via [http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/ XMLRPC-C], let's say by [wiki:WikiStart rTWi]. For that, we need to install [http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/ XMLRPC-C], preferably something over version 1.07.
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 }}}
 
-== Installing rTorrent == #rtorrent
+=== Installing rTorrent === #rtorrent
 
 Now download the latest [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rTorrent] source from the [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/browser/trunk svn repository].
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 }}}
 
-You are now ready to run [wiki:rTorrentOnWindows rTorrent on Windows].
+You are now ready to run [wiki:rTorrentOnWindows rTorrent on Windows], just type rtorrent into your Cygwin window.
+
+== Using rTorrent on Windows without installing Cygwin == #use
+
+=== Download rTorrent binaries for Windows === #download
+
+You can download the necessary files from the [/downloads/rtow/ download section].
+
+==== Direct download (7z archive) ==== #direct
+
+Download and extract the [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7z] archive to a directory of your choice
+
+Please use this method only if you have no other options.
+
+==== !BitTorrent download ==== #bittorrent
+
+This is the preferred method, due to my lack of upload speed.
+
+Download the .torrent file and feed it to your current [http://www.bittorrent.org/introduction.html BitTorrent] client. After the download is complete, move/rename the directory as you wish.
+
+=== Configure rTorrent on Windows === #configure
+
+The ''.rtorrent.rc'' configuration file can be found in the ''bin'' directory. There are some settings already set up for ease of usage, please do not modify them, unless you know what you are doing.
+
+The default session directory is ''.session'', and the default download directory is ''torrent''.
+
+You can access your partitions thru the ''cygdrive'' directory from [http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/ rTorrent].
+
+You are now ready to run [wiki:rTorrentOnWindows rTorrent on Windows], just create a shortcut pointing to the rTorrent.cmd file, or start it directly.
 
 == Screenshots == #screenshots