Re: [ANNOUNCE] WinGit - native x86/x64 Git for Windows
- From
Heiko Voigt <hvoigt@hvoigt.net>
- Date
- Apr 19, 2014, 06:31 UTC
- Message-ID
- <20140419063133.GA3617@book-mint>
- In-Reply-To
- <20140403131850.GA24449@seldon>
Hi Marat,
On Thu, Apr 03, 2014 at 05:18:50PM +0400, marat@slonopotamus.org wrote:
> I'm proud to announce WinGit: > an attempt to bring Git powers to 64-bit Windows.
So the reason for this new package is that you need 64bit binaries?
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> Relationship with msysgit > ========================= > > Unlike msysgit, WinGit is a pure-Windows binary build with MSVC. > > Like msysgit, WinGit also uses msys environment (sh/perl/etc) both during > build-time and runtime.
I can see the need for a pure Windows solution (no msys tools at least for runtime). But this sounds to me that the only thing you changed is the compiler and 64bit? The git binaries in msysgit are already pure Windows binaries with no need of msys.dll. The only reason why so many other tools are shipped with msysgit is to run scripted commands (e.g. like gitk or rebase).
What is the reason of using a closed source compiler? Why not use the 64bit mingw that is already used to build the 64bit explorer extension to package 64bit binaries along with the 32bit ones in the installer?
Sorry if I am a little bit skeptic, but I am wondering whether it does make sense for you to join forces with msysgit instead of creating a fork? I think the main reason why there are no 64 bit binaries shipped with msysgit is that nobody needed them and the need to ship both (at least for some time).
That would also make the maintenance burden easier for you.
Cheers Heiko
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