Re: Working on Git on MS Windows (was: Re: Git Logo)

[Thiago Farina <thiago.farina@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Jakub Narebski<jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thiago Farina <thiago.farina@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I'm new to git, I already downloaded the msysgit. I'm working with git
>> a couples weeks now. But I want to start debugging the git source code
>> in Windows. How can I do that? Can I do that using Visual Studio, or
>> there are other methods to debug git?
>>
>> Thanks all, great work!
>
> First, please do not post unrelated message as a followup; this
> message should be start of new thread, and have appropriate subject
> (like the one above).
>
> Second, do not toppost.  Third, only quote what is necessary.
>
>
> Git uses GNU make as a build tool, so I am not sure if you can develop
> Git with MS Visual Studio.  You should have GNU make installed if you
> have chosen appropriate version of msysGit (the one with developer
> tools).
>
Hi Jakub,

Sorry for my mistakes, was the first time I posted to the
mailling-list, and I didn't know about this rules.
I can build the git with make which was installed by msysGit. But I
want to debug, not only build.
> --
> Jakub Narebski
> Poland
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