Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.16.1(2)

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Feb 2, 2018, 21:53 UTC
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1802022240420.35@ZVAVAG-6OXH6DA.rhebcr.pbec.zvpebfbsg.pbz>
In-Reply-To: <0MFuWk-1eTyyv270g-00EthZ@mail.gmx.com>

Hi all, in particular packagers,

On Fri, 2 Feb 2018, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> It is my pleasure to announce that Git for Windows 2.16.1(2) is
> available from:
> 
>         https://git-for-windows.github.io/

Typically, every Git for Windows version is accompanied with updates to the Pacman repository, so that the packagers can use a Git for Windows SDK to bundle their updated packages.

In Git for Windows, due to Sebastian Schuberth's prodding not to abuse GitHub to serve essentially static files, we use BinTray instead.

Sadly, BinTray "rate-limited" Git for Windows' account "due to overuse". That means that there is currently no convenient update via `pacman -Syu`.

There have been glitches in the past, where uploads "succeeded" but the files still had not been available for download, and other uploads that did not succeed because the BinTray service was down even if their status page claimed "all green".

Obviously, I contacted their support immediately, as I had done in the past. This time I got a response that I should expect delays because I am not a customer with a support contract.

Needless to say, I am very disappointed with BinTray at the moment. I spent a substantial amount of time to automate the uploads, and I hate the idea that all of that was for naught because we might have to switch to a more reliable hoster.

In the meantime, I will upload the respective Pacman packages to https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.16.1.windows.2

Ciao, Johannes