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Wiki "CygwinBinaryInstall" missing

Subject: Wiki "CygwinBinaryInstall" missing

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3 messages between Aug 16, 2010 and Aug 18, 2010.

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Daniele Segato· Aug 16, 2010, 08:49 UTC · lore

Hi,

I asked a collegue to install git on cygwin instead of using msysgit.

I wanted to pass him a link with documentation on how to do it so I followed a link in the wiki from https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Installation

for instance this link: https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/CygwinBinaryInstall

which is missing in the wiki.

I've found reference of people using it around the web, for example: http://rip747.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/help-git-on-cygwin-not-working/

here someone is saying he followed the official guide (which point to that link).

Is the CygwinBinaryInstall page been moved or deleted?

In the first case: the link should be updated and, where is it?

in the second case: why?

Regards, Daniele Segato

Tay Ray Chuan· Aug 16, 2010, 10:55 UTC · re: Daniele Segato · lore

Re: Wiki "CygwinBinaryInstall" missing

On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:49 PM, Daniele Segato <daniele.bilug@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hi,
>
> I asked a collegue to install git on cygwin instead of using msysgit.
>
> I wanted to pass him a link with documentation on how to do it so I
> followed a link in the wiki from
> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Installation
>
> for instance this link:
> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/CygwinBinaryInstall
>
> which is missing in the wiki.
>
> I've found reference of people using it around the web, for example:
> http://rip747.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/help-git-on-cygwin-not-working/
>
> here someone is saying he followed the official guide (which point to
> that link).
>
> Is the CygwinBinaryInstall page been moved or deleted?
>
> In the first case: the link should be updated and, where is it?
>
> in the second case: why?

Not to sure - the page was probably lost during the migration to the new MediaWiki setup.

If you get the time, you can just re-create the page with the instructions to install git on cygwin.

IIRC, the usual way to get cygwin packages is to use the cygwin installer.

Alternatively, you can also compile it from the source - I've been doing that for some time now, albeit with some features disabled (eg. gitk).

-- 
Cheers,
Ray Chuan

Daniele Segato· Aug 18, 2010, 19:38 UTC · re: Tay Ray Chuan · lore

Re: Wiki "CygwinBinaryInstall" missing

Il giorno lun, 16/08/2010 alle 18.55 +0800, Tay Ray Chuan ha scritto:

> Not to sure - the page was probably lost during the migration to the
> new MediaWiki setup.

I see

> If you get the time, you can just re-create the page with the
> instructions to install git on cygwin.

I'm not the right person for the job, I don't use windows and I never installed git on cygwin nor I plan to do so (since I'll had to plan to install windows first)

> IIRC, the usual way to get cygwin packages is to use the cygwin installer.

I thought that, but what about common configurations or specific hints on specific version of Windows people are going to install it?

> Alternatively, you can also compile it from the source - I've been
> doing that for some time now, albeit with some features disabled (eg.
> gitk).

I've found a link on the web that speak about that the really missing information is the less technical installation you were talking about before.

http://techblogging.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/compiling-and-installing-git-on-windows-under-cygwin/

regards, Daniele Segato