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Re: [PATCH v3 11/12] Basic build infrastructure for Python scripts

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 7, 2009, 12:13 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0911071311350.4985@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Sat, 7 Nov 2009, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:
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> On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 00:23, Andrzej K. Haczewski <ahaczewski@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm asking because bash+perl is a huge stopper for Windows platform, 
> > which requires basic unix environment to work, while python support 
> > for Windows is excellent and most of Windows developers already use 
> > python.
> 
> I don't know what the stance is on this though, currently it is intended 
> only for the remote helpers I think.

Everybody who knows only a little bit about the history of msysGit knows that Perl/Bash support was easy while Python seems to be impossible. Before anybody says "but Python is Open Source, and available for Windows": I will only listen when you have a script that builds Python inside msysGit, not requiring a proprietary compiler nor Linux for a cross-build.

Hth, Dscho

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Message 16 of 22 in “Reroll of the remote-vcs-helper series”
  1. 00/12 Reroll of the remote-vcs-helper seriesSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  2. 01/12 Fix memory leak in helper method for disconnectSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  3. 02/12 Allow programs to not depend on remotes having urlsSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  4. 03/12 Use a function to determine whether a remote is validSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  5. 04/12 Allow fetch to modify refsSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  6. 05/12 Add a config option for remotes to specify a foreign vcsSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  7. 06/12 Allow specifying the remote helper in the urlSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  8. 07/12 Add support for "import" helper commandSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  9. 08/12 Allow helper to map private ref names into normal namesSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  10. 09/12 Allow helpers to report in "list" command that the ref is unchangedSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  11. 10/12 Allow helpers to request the path to the .git directorySverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  12. 11/12 Basic build infrastructure for Python scriptsSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  13. 12/12 Add Python support library for remote helpersSverre Rabbelier, Nov 6, 2009
  14. Andrzej K. HaczewskiNov 6, 2009
  15. Sverre RabbelierNov 6, 2009
  16. Johannes SchindelinNov 7, 2009
  17. Daniel BarkalowNov 6, 2009
  18. Sverre RabbelierNov 6, 2009
  19. Sverre RabbelierNov 9, 2009
  20. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2009
  21. Sverre RabbelierNov 9, 2009
  22. Junio C HamanoNov 9, 2009

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