Martin Langhoff, Thu, Sep 07, 2006 07:19:26 +0200: > - What cygwin packages are needed? Perl, python, rcs (for merge), diff-utils, tcl/tk for gitk (no, X support is not needed. Tcl/Tk is not fully cygwin, if at all). > - Makefile tweaks? I disabled installation of repository templates. You can't use them in Windows anyway (except under specific, rarely reached conditions). > - How do I install for personal use? > - How do I install in /usr/local? Installation works as usual, just remember using cygwin path in prefix. Cygpath (cygpath -w or cygpath -u) can be useful. > - Anything else I should know? Disable x-attribute in every repository. It never works. Case insensitivity of all Windows filesystems breaks things often. Restrict characters in filenames - no special symbols (like ?, : or *). It is painfully slow on large repos (many files). It is very slow on large files. Try to avoid interrupting (Ctrl-C) - it breaks cygwin. Ask me again if your friend has to use ActiveState Perl - it is a long story to make perl scripts in git work with that piece of sh.t. In general - use the OS very careful, it is not designed to be useful. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlReceived on Thu Sep 07 19:08:26 2006
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