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Re: [PATCH] Revert "http: don't always prompt for password"

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Dec 13, 2011, 23:18 UTC
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On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 02:22:12PM -0700, Eric Advincula wrote:
> Is there an alternative to using git on windows?  I used windows, apache,
> dav for git.
> If there is a better solution please let me know.

I don't know the status of running the smart-http backend on Windows, but that would be a preferable solution. It's way more efficient, and the client half of the code is better maintained.

See "git help http-backend" for documentation.
-Peff
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  4. Eric AdvinculaDec 13, 2011
  5. Jeff KingDec 13, 2011
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  10. Matthieu MoyDec 14, 2011
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  12. Jeff KingDec 13, 2011
  13. Sebastian SchuberthDec 13, 2011
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