From: Han-Wen Nienhuys Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 15:08:04 GMT Subject: Re: MinGW binary installer available Message-ID: <45C9EB54.3040406@xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: Johannes Schindelin escreveu: >> I don't actually have a windows copy, so it's basically untested. >> However, I did succeed in running rev-list in wine. > > I played a little with it. IMHO it makes no sense to use it without a > bash, and without less. For example, > > $ git init > $ git add git.exe > $ git status > $ git commit -a -m initial > $ git show HEAD > > do not produce any output when issued in cmd. > > Also, many scripts rely on bash and/or perl, so you'd have to include > them, too. Indeed: for now, this is intended for people clueful enough to install bash and perl on their own. Adding bash itself should be easy, but I have no idea how to make cmd open the scripts with bash automatically. The thought of x-compiling perl makes me shudder. -- Han-Wen Nienhuys - hanwen@xs4all.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen