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Re: [git-for-windows] [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.14.0

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Aug 6, 2017, 08:34 UTC
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Am 06.08.2017 um 01:00 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
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> Dear Git users,
> 
> It is my pleasure to announce that Git for Windows 2.14.0 is available from:
> 
> 	https://git-for-windows.github.io/
> 
> Changes since Git for Windows v2.13.3 (July 13th 2017)
Thank you so much! One question, though:
> New Features
>...
>    * Comes with [BusyBox v1.28.0pre.15857.9480dca7c](https://github.com/
>      git-for-windows/busybox-w32/commit/9480dca7c].

What is the implication of this addition? I guess it is not just for the fun of it. Does it mean that all POSIX command line tools invoked by Git including a POSIX shell are now routed through busybox instead of the MSYS2 variant?

-- Hannes
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  1. Johannes SchindelinAug 5, 2017
  2. Johannes SixtAug 6, 2017
  3. Johannes SchindelinAug 7, 2017
  4. Johannes SixtAug 7, 2017
  5. Johannes SchindelinAug 7, 2017
  6. Lars SchneiderAug 6, 2017
  7. Konstantin KhomoutovAug 7, 2017
  8. Johannes SchindelinAug 7, 2017

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