From: dhruva Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:02:20 GMT Subject: Re: git build on msys fails (and fix) Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4933D10E.6020706@viscovery.net> Hello, On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:27 PM, Johannes Sixt wrote: > dhruva schrieb: >> I got the mob branch and I fail to see the Makefile. I decided to >> just add the pthread related files and push so that someone could >> build, I get authentication failures. I had tried to push perl >> sometime back when I had a gcc compiler perl (before strawberry perl) >> and had similar problems. I am fairly certain I am doing something >> wrong but cannot figure it out! > > msysgit.git is *not* a git.git clone; it is the MSYS/MinGW environment to > build git.git on Windows. > > You should apply the steps 1. to 4. that you mentioned in an earlier mail > and push the result; but you cannot apply 5. because that is a change to > git itself. I request someone to just pull the archive I have placed just this time, I will try again for other patches. I will create a clone in a separate folder for msysgit and keep it ready. Unknowingly, I just cleaned up the remote and lost all the changes I had pulled earlier :( -dhruva -- Contents reflect my personal views only!