Re: [PATCH 0/11] Miscellaneous MinGW port fallout

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Nov 14, 2007, 20:45 UTC
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0711142040400.4362@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <7vzlxgfuwc.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

Hi,

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> 
> > On Wed, 14 Nov 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> >
> >> Johannes Sixt <johannes.sixt@telecom.at> writes:
> >> 
> >> > This is a series of smallish, unrelated changes that were necessary
> >> > for the MinGW port.
> >> 
> >> I was _VERY_ afraid of reviewing this series.
> >
> > Why?  Because we get closer to MinGW integration into git.git for real? 
> > ;-)
> 
> I know you know me better than that.
> 
> Conversion from "Too UNIXy" stuff into another form that "claims to" run 
> on a different platform that I do not have a good way of testing myself?  
> I should feel scared, even if I can always punt and say "I'll only make 
> sure UNIX side does not regress, Windose, who cares" ;-).

Yes, I do know you better than that. But I guess git grows up, and there is no way that you can guarantee it to perform well everywhere.

But I know some people who will make sure that it works on Windows. For them, at least. ;-)

Ciao, Dscho