/strong> Developers using Windows must use a Linux compatibility
package, such as <a href="http://www.cygwin.com/">cygwin</a>, to install and run <code>repo</code>.
Within your compatibility environment, you must install <code>curl</code>, <code>git</code> and <code>python</code> to be able to download and use the <code>repo</code> tool.</p>
  </li>
  <li>In a terminal window, create a new directory for the downloaded source files, initialize and
synchronize a local repository:
<pre>
$> mkdir android-access