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Re: [PATCH] gitk - work around stderr redirection on Cygwin

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 13, 2008, 21:35 UTC
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Mark Levedahl <mlevedahl@gmail.com> writes:
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> Mark Levedahl wrote:
>> Cygwin is *still* shipping with antiquated Tcl 8.4.1, and will continue
>> to do so for the indefinite future. This version does not understand
>> the "2>@1" redirection syntax, so such redirection of stderr must be
>> done using sh.
>
> Ping. This bug is in 1.5.6.x, and thus also in the current Cygwin git
> release: as a result, several gitk context menu items cause
> errors. (Let me know if I should resend the patch).

In the meantime, is it an option to apply this as a port specific patch when Cygwin and whichever distribution ship with old Tcl package their binary releases?

Just checking how urgent this issue is (8.4.1 was from Oct 2002 if I am not mistaken) for maintainers of Cygwin port, and I am suspecting that kernel folks are somewhat busy near/around OLS/KS timeframe (but not me).

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  1. gitk - work around stderr redirection on CygwinMark Levedahl, Jun 14, 2008
  2. Mark LevedahlJul 13, 2008
  3. Junio C HamanoJul 13, 2008
  4. Mark LevedahlJul 13, 2008
  5. Eric BlakeJul 17, 2008
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