== Installation ==

The rosinstall installation is based around a 32 bit version of python (x86). This must be the case even for win64 as many python modules do not yet have 64 bit versions. Note - this is not a big issue, so don't worry.

Installs:

 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/utilities/wget-1.11.4-1-setup.exe|Wget]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/python-2.7.2.msi|Python 2.7.2]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/pywin32-217.win32-py2.7.exe|PyWin32 217]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/PyYAML-3.10.win32-py2.7.msi|PyYaml 3.10]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/mercurial-2.1.1.win32.msi|PyMercurial 2.1.1]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/py27-pysvn-svn1612-1.7.4-1321.exe|PySvn 1.7.4]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/vcstools/Git-1.7.9-preview20120201.exe|MSysGit 1.7.9]] - select '`Run git and unix tools from windows command prompt`'
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/vcstools/Slik-Subversion-1.6.9-win32.msi|Sliksvn 1.6.9]]/[[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/vcstools/Slik-Subversion-1.7.2-win32.msi|Sliksvn 1.7.2]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/rospkg-1.0.6.win32.msi|Rospkg 1.0.6]]
 * [[http://files.yujinrobot.com/appupdater/python/2.7/rosinstall-0.6.17.win32.msi|RosInstall 0.6.17]]
 * [[http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/s/setuptools/setuptools-0.6c11.win32-py2.7.exe#md5=57e1e64f6b7c7f1d2eddfc9746bbaf20|setuptoos-0.6c11.win32-py2.7]]

== Setup ==

 * Add `C:\Python27\` and `C:\Python27\Scripts` to your `PATH` variable if not already present.

== Usage ==

Options are identical to that for [[rosinstall]]. An example for rosinstall usage (one line):

{{{
> rosinstall C:\opt\catkin https://raw.github.com/stonier/win_ros/master/msvc_fuerte.rosinstall
}}}

And for rosws usage:

{{{
> rosws init --catkin src
> cd src
> rosws set catkin --git https://github.com/yujinrobot/catkin.git
> rosws set genmsg --git git://github.com/ros/genmsg.git
> rosws set gencpp --git git://github.com/ros/gencpp.git
> rosws set genpy --git git://github.com/ros/genpy.git
> rosws update catkin
> rosws update genmsg
> rosws update gencpp
> rosws update genpy
}}}

For more detailed usage notes, refer to rosinstall's [[http://www.ros.org/doc/api/rosinstall/html/|documentation]].

== Differences to RosInstall ==

 * Adds a function which automatically sets up a windows ''setup.bat'' script.
 * Scripts other than rosinstall/rosws, notably rosco and roslocate are not yet included.