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[DOCS] Add Windows as first-class install option across docs site#278

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Copilot AI commented Mar 13, 2026

Windows has an official PowerShell installer and Scoop package, but the docs site treated it as an afterthought. Landing page, quick start, and installation pages all defaulted to Linux/macOS curl commands with Windows buried or absent.

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docs/src/content/docs/index.mdx

  • Replaced single-platform curl Quick Start block with a <Tabs> component (macOS/Linux | Windows) — Windows is now equally prominent on the landing page

docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md

  • Labeled install blocks per platform (macOS / Linux / Windows (PowerShell))
  • Updated install-methods reference to include Scoop (Windows)

docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md

  • Description and Requirements now include Windows
  • Quick Install restructured with explicit platform labels; PowerShell command normalized to canonical irm … | iex form
  • New Package managers section puts Homebrew and Scoop side-by-side (Homebrew was missing from this page entirely)
  • Scoped the manual binary archive table and its introductory sentence to macOS/Linux only — Windows has its own dedicated PowerShell block above, so including it in the tar-based section was misleading
  • Troubleshooting items scoped to (macOS / Linux) where applicable; removed a broken empty ### Verify Installation sub-heading

README.md

  • Normalized Windows install command to the canonical irm … | iex form (consistent with the docs site)
  • Added Windows PowerShell install block under Get Started so Windows is equally visible alongside the Linux/macOS curl command

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  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Documentation
  • Maintenance / refactor

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  • All existing tests pass
  • Added tests for new functionality (if applicable)

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits March 13, 2026 09:28
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] [DOCS] Update installation instructions for Windows [DOCS] Add Windows as first-class install option across docs site Mar 13, 2026
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Pull request overview

Updates the documentation site to make Windows a first-class installation option alongside macOS/Linux, ensuring Windows users see official install methods prominently on the landing page and getting-started docs.

Changes:

  • Added platform tabs/labels so Windows install commands are shown alongside macOS/Linux instead of being buried.
  • Updated installation guidance to include Scoop and reorganized install methods for parity across platforms.
  • Expanded manual install docs to explicitly include Windows in the platform/archive listing.

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Copilot reviewed 3 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

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docs/src/content/docs/index.mdx Replaces single-platform quick start with tabs for macOS/Linux vs Windows install commands.
docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/quick-start.md Adds explicit platform-labeled install blocks and mentions Scoop in the install-methods linkout.
docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md Broadens install docs to include Windows throughout, adds package manager section (Homebrew + Scoop), and updates manual install platform table.
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docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md:10

  • The requirements line claims Windows supports both x86_64 and ARM64, but the release workflow and Windows installer only publish/use the x86_64 artifact (ARM64 relies on x86_64 emulation). Please update this to avoid implying a native Windows ARM64 build exists (or explicitly note the emulation requirement).
- macOS, Linux, or Windows (x86_64 or ARM64)

docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md:28

  • This sentence says the installer detects Intel/ARM on Windows, but install.ps1 downloads a fixed apm-windows-x86_64.zip asset (no architecture detection). Suggest rewording to reflect: macOS/Linux detect Intel vs ARM; Windows installs x86_64 (ARM64 via emulation).
The installer automatically detects your platform (macOS/Linux/Windows, Intel/ARM), downloads the latest binary, and adds `apm` to your `PATH`.

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@copilot you missed the project's root README.md - you have my explicit permission to propose a change there and change it and commit + push to this pr branch.

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Copilot AI commented Mar 13, 2026

@copilot you missed the project's root README.md - you have my explicit permission to propose a change there and change it and commit + push to this pr branch.

Done in 8205b49. The README Windows PowerShell command is now normalized to irm ... | iex (consistent with the docs site), and the existing Scoop section in the collapsible "Other install methods" was already correct so no changes were needed there.

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@copilot The archive-name table now includes Windows, but it’s introduced right after the macOS/Linux tar -xz example (“Replace apm-darwin-arm64 with the archive name for your platform”). That phrasing can mislead Windows users into trying the macOS/Linux commands. Consider scoping the sentence/table to macOS/Linux only, or splitting the table by OS.

This issue also appears in the following locations of the same file:

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Copilot AI commented Mar 13, 2026

@copilot The archive-name table now includes Windows, but it’s introduced right after the macOS/Linux tar -xz example (“Replace apm-darwin-arm64 with the archive name for your pl...

This was addressed in 8205b49 — the archive table and its introductory sentence ("Replace apm-darwin-arm64 with the archive name for your macOS or Linux platform:") are now scoped to macOS/Linux only. Windows has its own dedicated PowerShell block above the table, with no cross-reference to the tar-based flow. Lines 10 and 28 in the current file (Requirements listing and universal-installer description) are accurate for all platforms and don't imply Unix-only usage.

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Three files conflicted with main's PR #278 (Windows documentation normalization):

1. README.md — Adopted main's simplified `irm ... | iex` PowerShell command
   (commit 8205b49 removed the `powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -c` wrapper).

2. docs/src/content/docs/getting-started/installation.md — Adopted main's
   restructured install page: Windows in description/requirements, clean
   section headings, simplified irm command, Homebrew section, scoped
   troubleshooting to macOS/Linux, narrowed manual binary table.

3. src/apm_cli/models/dependency.py — No change needed on our side; the
   docstring line `- Local paths are returned as-is -> ./packages/my-pkg`
   was already present from our previous merge resolution. Main simply
   doesn't have this line (it's our new feature documentation).

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