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Re: Does Git run on Windows ?

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jul 6, 2006, 06:34 UTC
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On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Aaron Gray wrote:
> This maybe a stupid question but does Git run on Windows ?
You do know that there are several list archives?
> Are there better options ?
Than Windows? Yes.
> Its got lots of C code, and Bash scripts, with a couple of Perl scripts.
And you completely forgot Python.
> So should run on Cygwin okay, maybe even MinGW. Anyone tried either ?
Yes, I have tried.

You might be surprised that Cygwin is supported. But then, you could have seen it in the Makefile.

I also tried to port git to MinGW. This project is stalled a little, because there is really, really, _really_ much to adapt.

MinGW inherits the problem of Windows being utterly non-POSIX, and that has to be worked around.

HOWEVER, if you would like to continue where I left off, I'll send you a repo URL where you can download it.

Ciao, Dscho

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  6. Jakub NarebskiJul 7, 2006
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