Re: [PATCH v2 00/12] Upstream some more Git for Windows' patches

From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Aug 15, 2026, 14:10 UTC
Message-ID: <246b5e7f-ee43-4f3b-9760-2373a1b5b97c@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <pull.2195.v2.git.1786521173.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

Am 12.08.26 um 09:52 schrieb Johannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget:

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> Johannes Schindelin (12):
>   mingw: include the Python parts in the build
>   mingw: stop hard-coding `CC = gcc`
>   mingw: drop the -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T option
>   mingw: only use -Wl,--large-address-aware for 32-bit builds
>   mingw: avoid over-specifying `--pic-executable`
>   mingw: set the prefix and HOST_CPU as per MSYS2's settings
>   mingw: only enable the MSYS2-specific stuff when compiling in MSYS2
>   mingw: rely on MSYS2's metadata instead of hard-coding it
>   windows: skip linking `git-<command>` for built-ins
>   mingw: always define `ETC_*` for MSYS2 environments
>   mingw: ensure valid CTYPE
>   mingw: allow `git.exe` to be used instead of the "Git wrapper"

I have been building my own Windows version with a subset of these patches since November 25 already, specifically with 02-06, 08, and 09/12.

After building with all of these patches instead of just the subset, I don't observe any negative effects after a quick check. CI is happy as well (https://github.com/j6t/git/actions/runs/31831084178).

-- Hannes