From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Johannes Schindelin Subject: Re: Windows support Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:28:35 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: References: <7vps2fc196.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <20070726031838.GO32566@spearce.org> <7v6447bxc1.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: "Shawn O. Pearce" , Dmitry Kakurin , Nguyen Thai Ngoc Duy , git@vger.kernel.org To: Junio C Hamano X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jul 26 07:28:45 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IDvu0-0005oD-V9 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:28:45 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751916AbXGZF2m (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:28:42 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751723AbXGZF2m (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:28:42 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:54749 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751163AbXGZF2k (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:28:40 -0400 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 26 Jul 2007 05:28:39 -0000 Received: from wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de (EHLO openvpn-client) [132.187.25.13] by mail.gmx.net (mp052) with SMTP; 26 Jul 2007 07:28:39 +0200 X-Authenticated: #1490710 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX19aEHNv0vVakAq9shEMjOnh2XJ3p/WPpzkLAANk+9 a4eZs+yxt03Ln7 X-X-Sender: gene099@racer.site In-Reply-To: <7v6447bxc1.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, On Wed, 25 Jul 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote: > If that is the case, "Git for Windows" probably should package MSYS as > part of it, I would think, to match the expectation of the users there. > I know two Johannes'es and Han-Wen spent quite a lot of effort on > Windows port and packaging, but perhaps that little (well, I should not > be judging if that is a little or huge, as I do not do Windows) > finishing touch would make Windows users much happier? Windows users are only happy when they can bug developers. Seriously again, the biggest problem with Han-Wen's installer was that it insists on cross-compiling _all_ the packages. This makes it easy for Han-Wen to upgrade packages and compile the thing on Linux in one go. However, it never worked with bash, and I could not fix it: I can read Python, but not _that_ Python. So my plan was to wrap everything needed from an existing MinGW/MSYS installation, with a minimal installer (NullSoft or whatever) to setup the exec dir, perl lib path etc... However, my time is scarce, and it does not exactly help that all I can expect from those who should be thankful is even more complaining. I mean, I understand Linus' point. I don't even expect a Windows user to compile C. It's long time since I was silly enough to believe that. But just wrapping it up in an installer, and a little testing, seems to be too much to ask. When I don't need the darned thing to begin with. Ciao, Dscho