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[RFC/PATCH v3 00/14] Build Git with MSVC

From
Marius Storm-Olsen <mstormo@gmail.com>
Date
Sep 15, 2009, 13:44 UTC
Message-ID
<cover.1253021221.git.mstormo@gmail.com>
=== V3 2009.09.15 ===
1) Reworded patch 01: s/Microsoft Visual C++/MSVC/
2) Nuked patch 02
3) Merged patch 03 into path 08
4) Rewrote patch 06 to set _fmode instead for both MinGW and MSVC
5) Fix patch 07 to use __stdcall for thread functions instead of WINAPI
6) Rewrote patch 14 to rather use a define to _chsize
7) Fix patch 15 to use "-o $@" instead of "-o git.o"
Think that's it..
=== V2 2009.09.14 ===

Here's a second roll of the series for supporting compilation of Git using Visual C++ (MSVC). (Sorry for the long delay on a followup, time is in short supply these days)

There's no guarantee that the compiled result will work as well as the current MinGW compile, or at all. However, I think it's important to get the Git repo to a compilable state with MSVC as quickly as possible, to further enable contributions from the Windows developers which we are sorely lacking at the moment. I hope that a repo which compiles successfully with the tools they are accustomed to (also a very good debugger) will entice them to send more patches.

In addition to this series, I have also setup a repo with binaries of
the required libs to compile Git with MSVC. Only 32bit versions for now.
So, the developer can choose to either use that, or Frank's source code
repo to build Git with MSVC. You'll find the binary repo here:
    http://repo.or.cz/w/msvcgit.git
Note that the binaries will still require the msysgit environment for
execution, due to the non-binary components of Git. (Scripts, gitk,
git-gui, etc). You'll find that repo here:
    http://repo.or.cz/w/msysgit.git
1) Rebased ontop on current git.git 'next'.
2) Fixed code and commit msgs based on the previous feedback.
   Let me know if I forgot anything!
3) Added a proper Makefile patch for MSVC support.
   You now compile with 'make MSVC=1'.
4) Added perl scripts (contrib) which uses GNU Make output to generate
   MSVC IDE (.sln & .vcproj) projects and QMake projects, and picking
   up the project settings from the Makefile, so it's all in one place.
5) Added necessary patches to make things compile ontop of current
   'next'.

=== V1 2009.08.21 === So, Frank Li started this series, and I took it upon my self to help out a bit; cleaning, reorganizing, rebasing the series. Hopefully we're now a bit closer to including the series into mainline..

Here's a summary of what has happend:
1) This series is rebased ontop of git.git 'next', which needed an
   extra patch to avoid a non-constant array creation, which
   mscv doesn't like.
2) I've polished (tied to anyways) the commit messages a bit.
3) I've applied much of the feedback provided to the first round of
   the patches.
4) I've split, merged and reordered some of the patches, so things
   that belong together are in the same commits, and in a order of
   'importance'
5) I've removed the
       #define func _func
   stuff, as it's not needed and Microsoft cannot really kill the
   compatibility functions anyways. So, adding the define
       _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE
   will kill the warnings seen without the defines above.
6) ..probably much more as well, but I forget..
Note: I did not sign off on the last two commits, which involve the
adding of the vcproj files, since I don't agree on adding them as is.
We need a Makefile way of compiling primarily, and second, a script
to generate the vcproj, as already discussed. But the commits are
included for completeness, at to let others compile and play with it.

I've kept the original author as is, and just signed the patches.. Thanks for watching, now bring on the comments!

Frank Li (6):
  Avoid declaration after statement
  Change regerror() declaration from K&R style to ANSI C (C89)
  Fix __stdcall placement and function prototype
  Test for WIN32 instead of __MINGW32_
  Add MinGW header files to build git with MSVC
  Add platform files for MSVC porting
Marius Storm-Olsen (8):
  Add define guards to compat/win32.h
  Set _O_BINARY as default fmode for both MinGW and MSVC
  Add empty header files for MSVC port
  Make usage of windows.h lean and mean
  Define strncasecmp and ftruncate for MSVC
  Add MSVC to Makefile
  Add README for MSVC build
  Add scripts to generate projects for other buildsystems (MSVC vcproj,
    QMake)
 .gitignore                                |   11 +
 Makefile                                  |   54 +++-
 compat/mingw.c                            |   20 +-
 compat/mingw.h                            |    9 +
 compat/msvc.c                             |   35 ++
 compat/msvc.h                             |   50 +++
 compat/regex/regex.c                      |    7 +-
 compat/snprintf.c                         |   10 +-
 compat/vcbuild/README                     |   50 +++
 compat/vcbuild/include/alloca.h           |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h        |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/dirent.h           |  128 ++++++
 compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h              |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h         |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h            |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/in.h       |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/tcp.h      |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h              |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/ioctl.h        |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/param.h        |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/poll.h         |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/select.h       |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/socket.h       |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/time.h         |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/utime.h        |   34 ++
 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/wait.h         |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/include/unistd.h           |   92 ++++
 compat/vcbuild/include/utime.h            |    1 +
 compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl           |   48 +++
 compat/vcbuild/scripts/lib.pl             |   26 ++
 compat/win32.h                            |    7 +
 compat/winansi.c                          |    1 -
 contrib/buildsystems/Generators.pm        |   42 ++
 contrib/buildsystems/Generators/QMake.pm  |  189 +++++++++
 contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcproj.pm |  639 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl            |  353 ++++++++++++++++
 contrib/buildsystems/generate             |   29 ++
 contrib/buildsystems/parse.pl             |  228 ++++++++++
 git-compat-util.h                         |    9 +
 help.c                                    |    5 +-
 pager.c                                   |    4 +-
 run-command.c                             |   12 +-
 run-command.h                             |    2 +-
 setup.c                                   |    2 +-
 thread-utils.c                            |    5 +-
 45 files changed, 2084 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 compat/msvc.c
 create mode 100644 compat/msvc.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/README
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/alloca.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/arpa/inet.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/dirent.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/grp.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/inttypes.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/netdb.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/in.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/netinet/tcp.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/pwd.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/ioctl.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/param.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/poll.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/select.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/socket.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/time.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/utime.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/sys/wait.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/unistd.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/include/utime.h
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/scripts/clink.pl
 create mode 100644 compat/vcbuild/scripts/lib.pl
 create mode 100644 contrib/buildsystems/Generators.pm
 create mode 100644 contrib/buildsystems/Generators/QMake.pm
 create mode 100644 contrib/buildsystems/Generators/Vcproj.pm
 create mode 100644 contrib/buildsystems/engine.pl
 create mode 100644 contrib/buildsystems/generate
 create mode 100644 contrib/buildsystems/parse.pl
Next: Marius Storm-Olsen
Message 1 of 21 in “Build Git with MSVC”
  1. 00/14 Build Git with MSVCMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  2. 01/14 Avoid declaration after statementMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  3. 02/14 Add define guards to compat/win32.hMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  4. 03/14 Change regerror() declaration from K&R style to ANSI C (C89)Marius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  5. 04/14 Set _O_BINARY as default fmode for both MinGW and MSVCMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  6. 05/14 Fix __stdcall placement and function prototypeMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  7. 06/14 Test for WIN32 instead of __MINGW32_Marius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  8. 07/14 Add empty header files for MSVC portMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  9. 08/14 Add MinGW header files to build git with MSVCMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  10. 09/14 Add platform files for MSVC portingMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  11. 10/14 Make usage of windows.h lean and meanMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  12. 11/14 Define strncasecmp and ftruncate for MSVCMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  13. 12/14 Add MSVC to MakefileMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  14. 13/14 Add README for MSVC buildMarius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  15. 14/14 Add scripts to generate projects for other buildsystems (MSVC vcproj, QMake)Marius Storm-Olsen, Sep 15, 2009
  16. Thiago FarinaSep 16, 2009
  17. Marius Storm-OlsenSep 16, 2009
  18. Alexey BorzenkovSep 15, 2009
  19. Alexey BorzenkovSep 15, 2009
  20. Alexey BorzenkovSep 15, 2009
  21. Marius Storm-OlsenSep 15, 2009

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