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Re: Embedding Git Command Line

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KKKonstantin Khomoutov <kostix@bswap.ru>
Date
May 21, 2024, 16:00 UTC
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On Sat, May 18, 2024 at 09:50:00PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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>> On the other hand, if it's not a shrink-wrap product but rather something
>> enterprise-y (kind of software usually installed by a dedicated technician -
>> as opposed to being downloaded and click-through installing by a layperson),
>> you might just use what Git for Windows ships, I suppose.
> 
> Git for Windows offers MinGit (for full details, see
> https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/MinGit), which is a subset of
> Git for Windows intended to be bundled by 3rd-party applications. That's
> what Visual Studio and GitHub Desktop do.

I've read that page and a couple related (describing MSYS[2] vs MinGW stuff and the like) - pretty impressive. Thanks for the heads-up!

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Message 5 of 5 in “Embedding Git Command Line”
  1. Kevin GaleMay 16, 2024
  2. brian m. carlsonMay 16, 2024
  3. Konstantin KhomoutovMay 16, 2024
  4. Johannes SchindelinMay 18, 2024
  5. Konstantin KhomoutovMay 21, 2024

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