Re: Windows support

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Jul 26, 2007, 04:30 UTC
Message-ID: <7v6447bxc1.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <20070726031838.GO32566@spearce.org>

"Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org> writes:

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> I do know the best way to uninstall dependencies on Windows is to
> boot a live Linux CD and `mkfs /dev/hda1`.  But as far as installing
> things go you pray that your vendor has packaged everything you need
> in their shiny click-through installer thing, and if they haven't,
> you cry wolf and switch to another vendor.

If that is the case, "Git for Windows" probably should package MSYS as part of it, I would think, to match the expectation of the users there. I know two Johannes'es and Han-Wen spent quite a lot of effort on Windows port and packaging, but perhaps that little (well, I should not be judging if that is a little or huge, as I do not do Windows) finishing touch would make Windows users much happier?