Re: Git for Windows 1.6.2-preview20090308

>
> Hi,
>
> I just released a new version of Git for Windows (TAFKA WinGit).  It is
> basically Git 1.6.2 plus a few patches.  Please find the installer here:
>
>        http://msysgit.googlecode.com/
>
> Disclaimer: Git for Windows is still in a state where I do _not_ recommend
> using it unless you have the means to fix issues.  Unlike git.git
> developer community, the msysGit team is heavily undermanned.
>
> Known issues
>
> - Some commands are not yet supported on Windows and excluded from the
>  installation; namely: git archimport, git cvsexportcommit, git
>  cvsimport, git cvsserver, git filter-branch, git instaweb, git
>  send-email, git shell.
>
> - The Logitec QuickCam software can cause spurious crashes. See "Why does
>  make often crash creating a sh.exe.stackdump file when I try to compile
>  my source code?" in the MinGW FAQs
>  (http://www.mingw.org/MinGWiki/index.php/FAQ).
>
> - The Quick Launch icon will only be installed for the user running setup
>  (typically the Administrator). This is a technical restriction and will
>  not change.
>
> - Git Bash launched through the Explorer shell extension does not have the
>  git icon in its taskbar. This is a technical restriction and will not
>  change.
>
> - git send-mail does not work properly (Issue 27).
>
> - curl uses $HOME/_netrc instead of $HOME/.netrc.
>
> - If you want to specify a different location for --upload-pack, you have
>  to start the absolute path with two slashes. Otherwise MSys will mangle
>  the path.
>
> - git clone fails when the repository contains UTF-8 filepaths (Issue 80).
>
> Changes since Git-1.6.1-preview20081225
>
> New Features
> - Comes with official git 1.6.2.
> - Comes with upgraded vim 7.2.
> - Compiled with GCC 4.3.3.
> - The user can choose the preferred CR/LF behavior in the installer now.
> - Peter Kodl contributed support for hardlinks on Windows.
> - The bash prompt now shows information about the current repository.
>
> Bugfixes
> - If supported by the file system, pack files can grow larger than 2gb.
> - Comes with updated msys-1.0.dll (should fix some Vista issues).
> - Assorted fixes to support the new libexec/git-core/ layout better.
> - Read-only files can be properly replaced now.
> - git-svn is included again (original caveats still apply).
> - Obsolete programs from previous installations are cleaned up.
>
>
> So what are the next steps?
>
> Hannes is busy sorting out the differences between the test suites in
> git.git and mingw.git.
>
> Thanks to the awesome efforts of both Hannes and Steffen, the rest of the
> differences are really small (the biggest being Peter's hard link patch).
> I'll try to put together a patch series in the next few weeks.
>
> Ciao,
> Dscho
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