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Add PowerShell examples, profile usage notes, and record completed Windows compatibility work in the tracker. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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# Windows Compatibility Tracker
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Started: 2026-07-01
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This note tracks the changes needed to run `plugin-helper` natively on Windows
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11 with Python 3.13, separate from the Linux helper that manages mounted
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Windows instances.
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## Target Setup
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- Install Python with:
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```powershell
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winget install --id Python.Python.3.13 --exact
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```
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- Use a separate checkout or working copy on the Windows partition.
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- Copy and adjust the Windows config template:
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```powershell
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Copy-Item plugin-helper.windows.toml.example plugin-helper.windows.toml
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```
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- Use a Windows-specific config file:
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```powershell
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py -3.13 -m plugin_helper --config plugin-helper.windows.toml --profile windows instances
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```
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- Keep native Windows state local to that checkout, such as `.state/`, so it
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does not mix with the Linux `.state` or mounted-Windows `.state-windows`
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directories.
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## Current Compatibility Notes
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- Core scan, plan, apply, uninstall, disable, and enable flows are mostly
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platform-neutral. They use `pathlib`, `zipfile`, `shutil`, JSON/TOML, and
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local file hashes.
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- Native Windows defaults do not reuse Linux-mounted paths such as
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`/home/pleb/Windows/...`. A Windows-specific TOML file handles this for normal
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use.
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- Multiple `--instances-root` values use `os.pathsep`; that means `;` on
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Windows and `:` on Linux. README documents this platform-specific separator.
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- The Textual TUI dependency supports Windows and Python 3.13, but the best
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terminal target is Windows Terminal or a modern PowerShell host.
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## Work Items
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### Done
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- Add native Windows bootstrap support.
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- `bootstrap` auto-detects Windows and runs `IPA.exe -n` directly.
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- `--native` forces native mode; `--proton` remains for Linux/Proton installs.
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- Timeout cleanup uses `process.terminate()` / `process.kill()` on Windows
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instead of POSIX process groups.
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- Bootstrap state records `bootstrapMode: "native"` or `"proton"`.
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- `bootstrap-check` accepts recorded native Windows bootstrap state without
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`Logs/_latest.log` when `IPA.exe -n` completed successfully
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(`ipaExitCode == 0`, not timed out).
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- Add Windows-aware default paths when no config is present:
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`~/BSManager/BSInstances` and `%LOCALAPPDATA%/plugin-helper`.
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Normal native use still prefers `--config plugin-helper.windows.toml`.
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- Add `--config` and `--profile` CLI flags with `[[profiles]]` TOML support.
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- Add `plugin-helper.windows.toml.example` as the committed template.
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- Update README examples for PowerShell, profiles, and the `;` path separator.
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- Add tests for profile config resolution, native bootstrap command
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construction, native bootstrap health checks, and platform-gated IPA timeout
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behavior.
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- Review backup and restore helpers on native Windows.
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- `sync_windows_data_repo` and `restore_windows_data_repo` work with ordinary
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Windows paths; `infer_windows_appdata_path` now keys off `BSManager` rather
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than the first `Users` path segment.
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- `backup_userdata` no longer uses `NamedTemporaryFile` while the tar archive
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is open, which fixes Windows permission errors.
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### Remaining
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- Run the first manual smoke on a native Windows checkout (see below).
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- Consider whether the menu TUI needs Windows-specific setup hints when
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`plugin-helper.windows.toml` is present but `--profile` was omitted.
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## First Manual Smoke
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From the Windows checkout:
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```powershell
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py -3.13 -m pip install -e .
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py -3.13 -m plugin_helper --config plugin-helper.windows.toml --profile windows instances
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py -3.13 -m plugin_helper --config plugin-helper.windows.toml --profile windows installed --instance 1.44.1
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```
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If instance discovery fails, verify the BSManager instance root in
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`plugin-helper.windows.toml`.
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## Implementation Map
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| Area | Files |
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| --- | --- |
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| Config profiles and Windows defaults | `src/plugin_helper/config.py` |
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| Native bootstrap and process handling | `src/plugin_helper/bootstrap.py` |
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| Native bootstrap health gate | `src/plugin_helper/bsipa.py` |
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| CLI flags | `src/plugin_helper/cli.py` |
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| Windows config template | `plugin-helper.windows.toml.example` |
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| Tests | `tests/test_plugin_helper.py` |
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