# Git for Windows 2.5.1 is out

2 messages from 2015-08-31 to 2015-09-02. Participants: Johannes Schindelin.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/40226

## Johannes Schindelin, 2015-08-31 08:54

Subject: Git for Windows 2.5.1 is out
Message-ID: <44a7997123f03bb4d5f47724befd8417@www.dscho.org>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/44a7997123f03bb4d5f47724befd8417%40www.dscho.org

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Dear Git (for Windows) users,

it is my pleasure to announce the release of Git for Windows 2.5.1. Apart from synchronizing with Git 2.5.1, the following bugs were fixed:

  • Backspace works now with ConHost-based (cmd.exe) terminal.
  • When there is a ~/.bashrc but no ~/.bash_profile, the latter will be
    created automatically.
  • When calling a non-login shell, the prompt now works.
  • The text in the installer describing the terminal emulator options is no
    longer cut off.
  • The connect.exe tool to allow SSH connections via HTTP/HTTPS/SOCKS proxies
    is included in Git for Windows again, as it was in Git for Windows 1.x.
  • The LANG variable is no longer left unset (which caused troubles with vim).
  • `call start-ssh-agent` no longer spits out bogus lines.
  • It is now possible even behind NTLM-authenticated proxies to install Git
    for Windows' SDK.
  • We can handle the situation now when the first $PATH elements point outside
    of Git for Windows' bin/ directories and contain .dll files that interfere
    with our own (e.g. PostgreSQL's libintl-8.dll).
  • The patch tool is now included again as it was in Git for Windows 1.x.

Ciao,
Johannes

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## Johannes Schindelin, 2015-09-02 23:16

Subject: Re: [git-for-windows] Re: Git for Windows 2.5.1 is out
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URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/alpine.DEB.1.00.1509030114560.16897%40s15462909.onlinehome-server.info
In-Reply-To: <b294f2d7-5e76-4c49-8033-5e0001b79e52@googlegroups.com>

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On Wed, 2 Sep 2015, Aaron Bird wrote:

> I am running windows 8.1.  Every time I try and open git Bash I get an 
> unexpected kernal mode trap error and computer instantly shuts down.

For lurkers, Aaron also reported this bug at
https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/348 and we are eagerly
waiting for his feedback.

Ciao,
Johannes

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