{"thread":{"id":"24754","subject":"Wiki \"CygwinBinaryInstall\" missing","startedAt":"2010-08-16T08:49:59Z","lastAt":"2010-08-18T19:38:37Z","messageCount":3,"participants":["Daniele Segato","Tay Ray Chuan"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"148184","messageId":"AANLkTikDBW5jUu4MYOEL-TEkD6t4jC-Wthsmbk=hGc55@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"24754","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Wiki \"CygwinBinaryInstall\" missing","fromName":"Daniele Segato","fromEmail":"daniele.bilug@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-08-16T08:49:59Z","receivedAt":"2010-08-16T08:49:59Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"daniele.bilug@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Hi,\n\nI asked a collegue to install git on cygwin instead of using msysgit.\n\nI wanted to pass him a link with documentation on how to do it so I\nfollowed a link in the wiki from\nhttps://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Installation\n\nfor instance this link:\nhttps://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/CygwinBinaryInstall\n\nwhich is missing in the wiki.\n\nI've found reference of people using it around the web, for example:\nhttp://rip747.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/help-git-on-cygwin-not-working/\n\nhere someone is saying he followed the official guide (which point to\nthat link).\n\nIs the CygwinBinaryInstall page been moved or deleted?\n\nIn the first case: the link should be updated and, where is it?\n\nin the second case: why?\n\nRegards,\nDaniele Segato\n"},{"id":"148185","messageId":"AANLkTing0yxhzvMwOsYi5j1-u4VXN=1Wg04Ebbhi4JD7@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"24754","inReplyTo":"AANLkTikDBW5jUu4MYOEL-TEkD6t4jC-Wthsmbk=hGc55@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Wiki \"CygwinBinaryInstall\" missing","fromName":"Tay Ray Chuan","fromEmail":"rctay89@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-08-16T10:55:47Z","receivedAt":"2010-08-16T10:55:47Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"rctay89@gmail.com","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61553?v=4"},"body":"On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Daniele Segato <daniele.bilug@gmail.com> wrote:\n> Hi,\n>\n> I asked a collegue to install git on cygwin instead of using msysgit.\n>\n> I wanted to pass him a link with documentation on how to do it so I\n> followed a link in the wiki from\n> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Installation\n>\n> for instance this link:\n> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/CygwinBinaryInstall\n>\n> which is missing in the wiki.\n>\n> I've found reference of people using it around the web, for example:\n> http://rip747.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/help-git-on-cygwin-not-working/\n>\n> here someone is saying he followed the official guide (which point to\n> that link).\n>\n> Is the CygwinBinaryInstall page been moved or deleted?\n>\n> In the first case: the link should be updated and, where is it?\n>\n> in the second case: why?\n\nNot to sure - the page was probably lost during the migration to the\nnew MediaWiki setup.\n\nIf you get the time, you can just re-create the page with the\ninstructions to install git on cygwin.\n\nIIRC, the usual way to get cygwin packages is to use the cygwin installer.\n\nAlternatively, you can also compile it from the source - I've been\ndoing that for some time now, albeit with some features disabled (eg.\ngitk).\n\n-- \nCheers,\nRay Chuan\n"},{"id":"148407","messageId":"1282160317.15085.8.camel@mastrogen","threadId":"24754","inReplyTo":"AANLkTing0yxhzvMwOsYi5j1-u4VXN=1Wg04Ebbhi4JD7@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Wiki \"CygwinBinaryInstall\" missing","fromName":"Daniele Segato","fromEmail":"daniele.bilug@gmail.com","sentAt":"2010-08-18T19:38:37Z","receivedAt":"2010-08-18T19:38:37Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"daniele.bilug@gmail.com","avatar":null},"body":"Il giorno lun, 16/08/2010 alle 18.55 +0800, Tay Ray Chuan ha scritto:\n> Not to sure - the page was probably lost during the migration to the\n> new MediaWiki setup.\n\nI see\n\n> If you get the time, you can just re-create the page with the\n> instructions to install git on cygwin.\n\nI'm not the right person for the job, I don't use windows and I never\ninstalled git on cygwin nor I plan to do so (since I'll had to plan to\ninstall windows first)\n\n> IIRC, the usual way to get cygwin packages is to use the cygwin installer.\n\nI thought that, but what about common configurations or specific hints\non specific version of Windows people are going to install it?\n\n> Alternatively, you can also compile it from the source - I've been\n> doing that for some time now, albeit with some features disabled (eg.\n> gitk).\n\nI've found a link on the web that speak about that\nthe really missing information is the less technical installation you\nwere talking about before.\n\nhttp://techblogging.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/compiling-and-installing-git-on-windows-under-cygwin/\n\nregards,\nDaniele Segato\n"}]}