here are some detailed instructions for Windows (Tested on Windows 7)
Prerequisites
first download and install a few packages (which are usually not installed on your Windows)
- Install Python 2.7.x (You need this to run the build script)
- Install Tortoise SVN Provides Windows with svn access
- Install MikTeX Tex Compiler, Editor and Viewer
Check out of the DBD
TortoiseSVN is a Windows Explorer Extension, so wherever you want your SiD-DBD copy to reside, make a right click and choose
- svn checkout
This should bring up the following screen
Press ok, it will ask you for your CERN account name and password and then check-out the latest version
if you're successful, you should see the following window
when you did enter the siddbd directory, you'll see the following structure
The green checkmark indicates, that you are in sync with the repository