Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/esrlabs/git-repo

README.md

@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ For example, with a single Repo command you can download files from multiple rep
 
 ### Setup steps for Microsoft Windows ###
 
+##### Fix priviledges to allow for creation of symbolic links #####
+* If you are a member of the Administrators group you have to [turn off User Access Control (UAC)](http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/turn-user-account-control-on-or-off) and then restart the computer.
+* Otherwise you have to adjust your user rights to [get SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege priviledges](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6722589/using-windows-mklink-for-linking-2-files).
+The editrights tools is provided as part of git-repo for Microsoft Windows.
+
 ##### Download and install Git #####
 * Download [Git (http://git-scm.com/downloads)](http://git-scm.com/downloads)
-* Add Git to your path environment variable: e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin;
+* Add Git to your path environment variable: e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd;
+* Add MinGW to your path environment variable: e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin;
 	
 ##### Download and install Python #####
 * Download [Python 3+ (http://python.org/download/releases/3.3.0/)](http://python.org/download/releases/3.3.0/)
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ For example, with a single Repo command you can download files from multiple rep
     curl https://raw.github.com/esrlabs/git-repo/master/repo.cmd > ~/bin/repo.cmd
 	
 * Add Repo to your path environment variable: %USERPROFILE%\bin;
+* Create a HOME environment variable that points to %USERPROFILE% (necessary for OpenSSH to find its .ssh directory).
 	
 ### Setup steps for Linux ###
 
@@ -56,4 +63,4 @@ For example, with a single Repo command you can download files from multiple rep
 
 ### Usage ###
 
-For more detailed instructions regarding usage, visit [git-repo](http://source.android.com/source/version-control.html).
+For more detailed instructions regarding git-repo usage, please visit [git-repo](http://source.android.com/source/version-control.html).

editrights/FixSeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege.bat

+editrights -a SeCreateSymbolicLinkPrivilege -u %USERNAME%
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