How to install pixi in Git Bash environment?

[jdblischak]

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Reproducible example

# In Git Bash for Windows
uname -a
## MINGW64_NT-10.0-22631 MSI 3.4.9-be826601.x86_64 2023-09-07 12:36 UTC x86_64 Msys

curl -fsSL https://pixi.sh/install.sh | bash
## This script will automatically download and install Pixi (latest) for you.
## Getting it from this url: https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/releases/latest/download/pixi-x86_64-MINGW64_NT-10.0-22631.tar.gz
## The binary will be installed into '/c/Users/john/.pixi/bin'
## #################################################################################################### ############## 100.0%
## error: 'https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/releases/latest/download/pixi-x86_64-MINGW64_NT-10.0-22631.tar.gz' is not available

Issue description

I would like to use pixi in the Git Bash shell for Windows. Thus I followed the installation instructions for macOS and Linux because they use bash, whereas the Windows installation instructions use iwr and iex (which don't exist in the PATH for Git Bash).

I'm willing to help troubleshoot the pixi shell issue in #417 if I can get pixi installed easily.

Expected behavior

I expected it to download and install a compatible Linux Windows release of pixi for use in Git Bash

[wolfv]

Hey @jdblischak – the install.sh script is part of this repository. You could try to modify it to install the correct executable on Windows: https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/blob/main/install/install.sh

The pixi shell is another issue, that we could follow up on.

[jdblischak]

You could try to modify it to install the correct executable on Windows

@wolfv Thanks for the tip! I've started my attempt in #966