Re: Git on MSys (or how to make it easy for Windows users to compile git)

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Aug 3, 2007, 21:32 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708032231320.14781@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <E3C81783E0454702B1F38D0B68CE1AC0@ntdev.corp.microsoft.com>

Hi,

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007, Dmitry Kakurin wrote:

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> > * replace rxvt by that stupid cmd window
> > Sneaky.
> 
> This was a result of my customization that I have forgot to remove.
> In general cmd window is more familiar/convenient for Windows users.
> IMHO, our goal here should be "as native (Windows) as possible". Cygwin fills
> "as close to *nix as possible" niche.
> But in any case it's such a minor detail that I don't really care much.

Actually, I finally saw the light and implemented your idea of the repo.or.cz repository, containing a full copy of the darn beast.

And there, differences like this one are much easier to spot.

Besides, Marius convinced me already to include two versions.

Ciao, Dscho