Re: Git on MSys (or how to make it easy for Windows users to compile git)

[Marius Storm-Olsen <marius@trolltech.com>]

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Johannes Schindelin said the following on 03.08.2007 15:18:
>> Normally, people would probably like to stay in their current 
>> environment/window. Let's say you're doing something in a cmd
>> windows, then you want to go and compile git. If you run
>> msys.bat, it will kill your current window, and show a rxvt
>> window instead. That's kinda not nice really.
>> 
>> If you enable the QuickEdit in the 'CMD' window, you mark with
>> mouse, the right-click to copy, then right-click again to paste.
>> No need to move your hand and hit Enter/Return. (Many people
>> don't know about the right-click to copy, but it's a much better
>> work-flow)
>> 
>> You can do all the changes (like changing the scrollback size and
>> edit mode) once, then store it, never to change it again.
> 
> Thanks for that good point (staying in your window).
> 
> Okay, tell you what: I'll let msys.bat start a cmd, and
> msys-rxvt.bat start an rxvt.  Deal?

Sound good to me!

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.marius


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