From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:28:35 GMT Subject: Re: Windows support Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <7v6447bxc1.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> Hi, On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote: > If that is the case, "Git for Windows" probably should package MSYS as > part of it, I would think, to match the expectation of the users there. > I know two Johannes'es and Han-Wen spent quite a lot of effort on > Windows port and packaging, but perhaps that little (well, I should not > be judging if that is a little or huge, as I do not do Windows) > finishing touch would make Windows users much happier? Windows users are only happy when they can bug developers. Seriously again, the biggest problem with Han-Wen's installer was that it insists on cross-compiling _all_ the packages. This makes it easy for Han-Wen to upgrade packages and compile the thing on Linux in one go. However, it never worked with bash, and I could not fix it: I can read Python, but not _that_ Python. So my plan was to wrap everything needed from an existing MinGW/MSYS installation, with a minimal installer (NullSoft or whatever) to setup the exec dir, perl lib path etc... However, my time is scarce, and it does not exactly help that all I can expect from those who should be thankful is even more complaining. I mean, I understand Linus' point. I don't even expect a Windows user to compile C. It's long time since I was silly enough to believe that. But just wrapping it up in an installer, and a little testing, seems to be too much to ask. When I don't need the darned thing to begin with. Ciao, Dscho