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Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] WinGit - native x86/x64 Git for Windows

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Vincent van Ravesteijn <vfr@lyx.org>
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Apr 3, 2014, 15:03 UTC
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> I know that build.sh is UGLY, especially openssl part.
>
> Unlike msysgit, WinGit is a pure-Windows binary build with MSVC.
>
> Like msysgit, WinGit also uses msys environment (sh/perl/etc) both during
> build-time and runtime.
>
> WinGit adds a few patches to Git itself on top of msysgit ones.
> Patches are required due to insufficient testing of MSVC builds
> (caused by total absence of any MSVC-built Git distributions).
>

I've created CMake files to be able to build git with MSVC without the need for msys. I haven't tested it with latest git and didn't really see the recent changes with respect to compilation with MSVC.

But, if you're interested, let me know.
Vincent
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  3. Marat RadchenkoApr 3, 2014
  4. Felipe ContrerasApr 9, 2014
  5. Heiko VoigtApr 19, 2014
  6. Johannes SchindelinApr 19, 2014
  7. Marat RadchenkoApr 19, 2014
  8. Heiko VoigtApr 19, 2014
  9. Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] WinGit - native x86/x64 Git for WindowsVincent van Ravesteijn, Apr 3, 2014

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