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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ You can choose to set up the backend manually or use an automated shell script.
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- This script will automatically download and extract the Sense2Vec model, install Python dependencies, and start the Flask app.

### 🪟 Windows Users
If using Git Bash:
- Replace `python3` with `python` if needed.
- Use `source venv/Scripts/activate` instead of `source venv/bin/activate`.
- If `wget` is not available, `curl -L -o` is used in script.


### Troubleshooting

- If the script fails to run, ensure that you have execution permissions:
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Expand Up @@ -6,8 +6,17 @@ REPO_DIR="EduAid"
S2V_ARCHIVE="s2v_reddit_2015_md.tar.gz"
S2V_DIR="s2v_old"

echo "Running on $OSTYPE"

if [ ! -d "venv" ]; then
python3 -m venv venv
python3 -m venv venv || python -m venv venv
fi

if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys"* || "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin"* || "$OSTYPE" == "win32" ]]; then
source venv/Scripts/activate
else
source venv/bin/activate
fi
source venv/bin/activate

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if [ ! -f "$S2V_ARCHIVE" ]; then
wget $S2V_URL -O $S2V_ARCHIVE
curl -L $S2V_URL -o $S2V_ARCHIVE
fi

if [ ! -d "$REPO_DIR/$S2V_DIR" ]; then
mkdir -p $REPO_DIR/$S2V_DIR
tar -xzvf $S2V_ARCHIVE -C $REPO_DIR/$S2V_DIR --strip-components=1
fi

# Deactivate virtual environment after completion
source deactivate
source deactivate