From 19c84dcb0a96cd9e813126e5badb0d38a9855395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sovangi <sovangipoddar@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 17:49:35 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add start instructions for Windows and Linux to README

Signed-off-by: Sovangi Poddar <sovangipoddar@gmail.com>
---
 README.rst |  8 ++++++++
 test.json  | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 test.json

diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index c35b142d8a..72ae810761 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ Getting Started
 
 Instructions to get you up and running on your local machine are at `Getting Started <https://scancode-toolkit.readthedocs.io/en/stable/getting-started/index.html>`_
 
+For Windows users::
+
+    configure.bat
+
+For Mac, Linux and other OS users::
+
+    ./configure
+
 The ScanCode Toolkit documentation also provides:
 
 - prerequisites for installing the software.
diff --git a/test.json b/test.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6934456533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.json
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+z{
+  "headers": [
+    {
+      "tool_name": "scancode-toolkit",
+      "tool_version": "32.5.0",
+      "options": {
+        "input": [
+          "samples/README"
+        ],
+        "--copyright": true,
+        "--json-pp": "test.json"
+      },
+      "notice": "Generated with ScanCode and provided on an \"AS IS\" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES\nOR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. No content created from\nScanCode should be considered or used as legal advice. Consult an Attorney\nfor any legal advice.\nScanCode is a free software code scanning tool from nexB Inc. and others.\nVisit https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/ for support and download.",
+      "start_timestamp": "2026-01-19T185856.684887",
+      "end_timestamp": "2026-01-19T185858.896690",
+      "output_format_version": "4.1.0",
+      "duration": 2.2118210792541504,
+      "message": null,
+      "errors": [],
+      "warnings": [],
+      "extra_data": {
+        "system_environment": {
+          "operating_system": "win",
+          "cpu_architecture": "64",
+          "platform": "Windows-11-10.0.26200-SP0",
+          "platform_version": "10.0.26200",
+          "python_version": "3.13.5 (tags/v3.13.5:6cb20a2, Jun 11 2025, 16:15:46) [MSC v.1943 64 bit (AMD64)]"
+        },
+        "spdx_license_list_version": "3.27",
+        "files_count": 1
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "files": [
+    {
+      "path": "README",
+      "type": "file",
+      "copyrights": [],
+      "holders": [],
+      "authors": [],
+      "scan_errors": []
+    }
+  ]
+}
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