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Re: [PATCH] mingw: include the Python parts in the build

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Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Jul 29, 2022, 21:31 UTC
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Am 29.07.22 um 16:29 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
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> Now, I vaguely remember that j6t said that they switched to MSYS2 some
> time ago, but all I found on the Git mailing list was
> https://lore.kernel.org/git/6c2bbca7-7a8f-d3d8-04b6-31494a3e1b43@kdbg.org/
> which says that in 2017, MSys1 was still used by the person who apart from
> myself did the most crucial work to support Git on Windows (and that
> counts a lot in my book, so in this instance I am willing to bear a bit
> more maintenance burden than I otherwise would for a single person, even
> if the Windows-specific part of `config.mak.uname` is quite messy, I
> admit).
> 
> Hannes, do you still build with MSys1?

Thank you for keeping me in the loop. No, I have long since switched to the Git for Windows tool set, i.e., MSYS2 + MinGW64. I don't know if anybody is still using MSys1 + MinGW. There's likely no reason to keep the MSys1 config section.

-- Hannes
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  1. mingw: include the Python parts in the buildJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 28, 2022
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2022
  3. Johannes SchindelinJul 29, 2022
  4. Johannes SixtJul 29, 2022
  5. Johannes SchindelinAug 10, 2022
  6. 0/3 mingw: include the Python parts in the buildJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 29, 2022
  7. 1/3 windows: include the Python bits when building Git for WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 29, 2022
  8. 2/3 mingw: remove unneeded `NO_GETTEXT` directiveJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 29, 2022
  9. 3/3 mingw: remove unneeded `NO_CURL` directiveJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jul 29, 2022
  10. Johannes SchindelinJul 29, 2022
  11. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2022
  12. Overriding creation factor in format-patch, was Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] mingw: include the Python parts in the buildJohannes Schindelin, Aug 10, 2022

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