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diff --git a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst index 418e84b5cd..2569657c9f 100644 --- a/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst +++ b/lib/spack/docs/getting_started.rst @@ -1326,6 +1326,7 @@ Required: * Microsoft Visual Studio * Python * Git +* 7z Optional: * Intel Fortran (needed for some packages) @@ -1391,6 +1392,13 @@ as the project providing Git support on Windows. This is additionally the recomm for installing Git on Windows, a link to which can be found above. Spack requires the utilities vendored by this project. +""" +7zip +""" + +A tool for extracting ``.xz`` files is required for extracting source tarballs. The latest 7zip +can be located at https://sourceforge.net/projects/sevenzip/. + ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Step 2: Install and setup Spack ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |