From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eli Zaretskii Subject: Re: Switching from CVS to GIT Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:37:58 -0400 Message-ID: References: <1192293466.17584.95.camel@homebase.localnet> <1192381040.4908.57.camel@homebase.localnet> <1773C6F0-87BE-4F3C-B68A-171E1F32E242@lrde.epita.fr> <47125F74.9050600@op5.se> <47126957.1020204@op5.se> <20071014221446.GC2776@steel.home> <4712B616.165BBF8D@dessent.net> <47135D85.50701@viscovery.net> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii Cc: prohaska@zib.de, make-w32@gnu.org, Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de, raa.lkml@gmail.com, ae@op5.se, git@vger.kernel.org To: Johannes Sixt X-From: make-w32-bounces+gnu-make-w32=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Oct 15 14:38:38 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gnu-make-w32@m.gmane.org Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IhPD5-0007XK-Uf for gnu-make-w32@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:38:16 +0200 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IhPCz-0008Fr-Hr for gnu-make-w32@m.gmane.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:38:09 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IhPCr-0008Bs-Am for make-w32@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:38:01 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IhPCq-0008BG-Hj for make-w32@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:38:00 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IhPCq-0008Az-2j for make-w32@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:38:00 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IhPCp-0003bh-Cl for make-w32@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:37:59 -0400 Received: from eliz by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IhPCo-0004ZO-N9; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:37:58 -0400 In-reply-to: <47135D85.50701@viscovery.net> (message from Johannes Sixt on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:31:01 +0200) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: make-w32@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of Windows-specific issues with GNU make List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: make-w32-bounces+gnu-make-w32=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: make-w32-bounces+gnu-make-w32=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Archived-At: > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:31:01 +0200 > From: Johannes Sixt > Cc: Johannes Schindelin , > prohaska@zib.de, make-w32@gnu.org, raa.lkml@gmail.com, ae@op5.se, > git@vger.kernel.org > > > I prefer GCC (the MinGW port), but without the MSYS ports of > > additional tools. I use the GnuWin32 ports augmented by some of my > > own (where GnuWin32 ports are buggy or terribly slow). > > They should work, too. If a tool is missing, ought to notice it soon enough. > > These are important to note, though: > > - The tools must not do their own LF->CRLF conversion when they are used in > a pipeline, "just because they know it better". > > - GNU tar is needed (in the cpio emulator). > > - ln must be able to create hard links on NTFS or do the equivalent of > cp -p > > - GNU cp -al will be needed and should create hard links on NTFS. (I plan to > use it for local clones in place of cpio -pl.) > > Any feedback on how git works for you with these tools is appreciated. Thanks, I will try.