Re: SSH version on Git 1.8.1.2 for Windows is outdated.

From: Joshua Jensen <jjensen@workspacewhiz.com>
Date: Mar 15, 2013, 20:11 UTC
Message-ID: <51438058.7080204@workspacewhiz.com>
In-Reply-To: <20130315210325.7b0a3505ffa4d46e7e716324@domain007.com>

----- Original Message -----
From: Konstantin Khomoutov
Date: 3/15/2013 11:03 AM

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> On Fri, 15 Mar 2013 11:05:11 +0100
> Kristof Mattei <kristof@kristofmattei.be> wrote:
>
>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\bin>ssh -V
>> OpenSSH_6.1p1, OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013
>>
>> Is there any way you can incorporate this update in the installer?
> Yes, you should grab the msysGit (the Git for Windows build
> environment) [2], tweak it to include the new OpenSSH binary, ensure it
> builds and works OK and then send a pull request (or post your patchset
> to the msysgit mailing list [3].
>

Wow, we can do that now?

When I brought up the vastly improved performance from a newer SSH executable, I was told the only way to get it in would be to build from source [1].

-Josh

[1] https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!searchin/msysgit/ssh$20josh/msysgit/U3InWruEl88/TAFaw4xJUI0J