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

From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Aug 7, 2017, 17:31 UTC
Message-ID: <f92fcfeb-75b9-6ee2-0bc0-a42d1dc01ebd@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.DEB.2.21.1.1708071147430.4271@virtualbox>

Am 07.08.2017 um 12:02 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:

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> On Sun, 6 Aug 2017, Johannes Sixt wrote:
>> Am 06.08.2017 um 01:00 schrieb Johannes Schindelin:
>>>     * 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?
> 
> As I wrote a little later:
> 
> * Git for Windows releases now also include an experimental [BusyBox-based
>    MinGit](https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/MinGit#experimental-busybox-based-mingit).

Thanks for the clue. It's an interesting concept. I would be interested in replacing my old MSYS environment by BusyBox. At best, it would be just a matter of replacing sh.exe.

-- Hannes