Missing Windows support

[TimDettmers]

Currently, the library uses precompiled Linux binaries. I am unsure how compatible these are with standard PyTorch installs on Windows. It might be that the binaries need to be compiled against mingw32/64 to create functional binaries for Windows.

The most helpful would be a case where a person is able to compile from source and use the library. This will require altering the Makefile file. If this works, we can add instructions on compiling for Windows as a first step before doing a full-scale Windows deployment of binaries on pip.

Since I do not have a Windows machine, any help is wanted on this!

[stoperro]

"compile it yourself" can be a blocker indeed, especially as this is lib for Python and compilation errors one may get will be from C++. I could find time to make a PR with whatever was done till now and polish it where necessary, though not sure if someone is doing it already.

[YoungPhlo]

If anyone else is still searching for a Windows solution and doesn't want to lose a few hours to the same issue just use this repo: https://github.com/jllllll/bitsandbytes-windows-webui

The README even includes a pip install command and (as of 0.41.1) installs the newest version of bitsandbytes... only difference is that it's compatible with windows. Includes .dll instead of .so and cuda_setup\main.py works with us

[FurkanGozukara]

If anyone else is still searching for a Windows solution ~and doesn't want to lose a few hours to the same issue~ just use this repo: https://github.com/jllllll/bitsandbytes-windows-webui

The README even includes a pip install command and (as of 0.41.1) installs the newest version of bitsandbytes... only difference is that it's compatible with windows. Includes .dll instead of .so and cuda_setup\main.py works with us

wow very nice

[WilsonRoblesTafco]

If anyone else is still searching for a Windows solution ~and doesn't want to lose a few hours to the same issue~ just use this repo: https://github.com/jllllll/bitsandbytes-windows-webui

The README even includes a pip install command and (as of 0.41.1) installs the newest version of bitsandbytes... only difference is that it's compatible with windows. Includes .dll instead of .so and cuda_setup\main.py works with us

Legend it worked for me I was one of those looking for hours xDD

[swumagic]

Bitsandbytes was not supported windows before, but my method can support windows.（yuhuang） 1 open folder J:\StableDiffusion\sdwebui，Click the address bar of the folder and enter CMD or WIN+R, CMD 。enter，cd /d J:\StableDiffusion\sdwebui 2 J:\StableDiffusion\sdwebui\py310\python.exe -m pip uninstall bitsandbytes

3 J:\StableDiffusion\sdwebui\py310\python.exe -m pip uninstall bitsandbytes-windows

4 J:\StableDiffusion\sdwebui\py310\python.exe -m pip install https://github.com/jllllll/bitsandbytes-windows-webui/releases/download/wheels/bitsandbytes-0.41.1-py3-none-win_amd64.whl

Replace your SD venv directory file（python.exe Folder） here（J:\StableDiffusion\sdwebui\py310）

[GanizaniSitara]

pip install https://github.com/jllllll/bitsandbytes-windows-webui/releases/download/wheels/bitsandbytes-0.41.1-py3-none-win_amd64.whl

Excellent! On Anaconda same thing applies - has to be root of the venv

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