Summary
The shell scripts (ralph.sh, init.sh, dev-up.sh, dev-down.sh) rely on Unix-specific tools like fuser, lsof, chmod, and bash-specific syntax. On Windows, users must use WSL or Git Bash, and even then some operations (like chmod) fail silently.
Current Behavior
dev-up.sh uses fuser and lsof for port detection — neither is available natively on Windowschmod +x is a no-op on Windows (noted in cli.ts comments)- PID file management assumes Unix process semantics
kill commands may not work as expected outside WSL
Proposal
- Add PowerShell script equivalents (
ralph.ps1, init.ps1, dev-up.ps1, dev-down.ps1)
- Or: rewrite orchestration in Node.js so it's cross-platform by default
- Use
netstat or Get-NetTCPConnection for port detection on Windows
- Use
taskkill instead of kill on Windows
- Auto-detect platform in
ralph.sh and delegate to the right script
- Document Windows setup requirements clearly in generated README
Considerations
- Node.js-based orchestration would eliminate the shell dependency entirely and may be the cleanest long-term solution
- WSL remains a viable workaround — the question is whether to optimize for it or go fully native
Summary
The shell scripts (
ralph.sh,init.sh,dev-up.sh,dev-down.sh) rely on Unix-specific tools likefuser,lsof,chmod, and bash-specific syntax. On Windows, users must use WSL or Git Bash, and even then some operations (likechmod) fail silently.Current Behavior
dev-up.shusesfuserandlsoffor port detection — neither is available natively on Windowschmod +xis a no-op on Windows (noted incli.tscomments)killcommands may not work as expected outside WSLProposal
ralph.ps1,init.ps1,dev-up.ps1,dev-down.ps1)netstatorGet-NetTCPConnectionfor port detection on Windowstaskkillinstead ofkillon Windowsralph.shand delegate to the right scriptConsiderations