Re: [Outreachy] internship contribution

From: Derrick Stolee <derrickstolee@github.com>
Date: Oct 10, 2022, 16:33 UTC
Message-ID: <9fcfc8b0-772d-08c3-595b-5a5a139d7ecd@github.com>
In-Reply-To: <CAP8UFD26PY-53vZNZJzCRNiqaVB4fd=AvBtVuvMQP9p8Oqj82Q@mail.gmail.com>

On 10/10/2022 12:22 PM, Christian Couder wrote:

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> On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 2:19 PM NSENGIYUMVA WILBERFORCE
> <nsengiyumvawilberforce@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I see most of the articles are UNIX based, does it mean that I should
>> have a UNIX based operating system in order to contribute?
>> Currently, I have windows installed 11 on my PC
> 
> You can install a Linux virtual machine on your PC and develop in this
> virtual machine, or you can install the Git for Windows SDK from:
> 
> https://gitforwindows.org/#contribute
> 
> It might be best to install both development environments. I will not
> be able to help you much with development environment issues if you
> develop on Windows, but if it works for you, that could be Ok,
> especially if you use GitGitGadget too.

The git-for-windows/git fork has some information that is helpful for developing Git on a Windows machine [1]. This also includes details about recommending a Linux VM with Windows' Hyper-V system because compiling and testing Git is so much faster on Linux.

[1] https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md

Good luck! -Stolee