Q:

Fig support on Boot2Docker / Windows platform

I am trying to get started with with Docker & Fig using the official Boot2Docker framework. 
The Fig website includes instructions for getting Fig working on OS-X (http://blog.docker.com/2014/10/fig-1-0-boot2docker-compatibility-and-more/). However, there are no references for getting Fig working within Boot2Docker under Windows. 
I tried the instructions for installing Fig within Boot2Docker from the fig website at http://www.fig.sh/install.html, and ran into a roadblock with this command:
  curl -L https://github.com/docker/fig/releases/download/1.0.1/fig-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/fig; chmod +x /usr/local/bin/fig

Apparently the Boot2Docker filesystem is read-only, so the curl command fails.
Can someone assist me with getting Fig working with Boot2Docker under Windows?

A:

I ended up adding an alias to the boot2docker VM (by editing the default user .profile):
alias fig='docker run --rm -it \
        -v $(pwd):/app \
        -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
        -e FIG_PROJECT_NAME=$(basename $(pwd)) \
        dduportal/fig'

This actually creates a docker container for running the fig command. The first invocation takes a minute or two, but afterwards it's pretty seamless. 
Answer cribbed from: https://github.com/docker/fig/issues/598

