commit | e9f5140224fad48edb78c0c38ca6a5c26a736a0c | [log] [tgz] |
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author | Michael Moss <mmoss@chromium.org> | Tue Jan 27 01:12:57 2015 |
committer | Michael Moss <mmoss@chromium.org> | Fri Jan 30 18:36:39 2015 |
tree | 5dde88a3f103dfc36cbd7fdbeccf72a464720523 | |
parent | 441b543d3530f0ef233c333389ae8893e0567a23 [diff] |
Add script to create and push depot_tools git package. Also factor out some common code with other scripts and add README with a bunch of how-to instructions. BUG=444470 Change-Id: Ie5bf075dd00b6f6c8ebebf70ad19637e7b767211 Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/243721 Reviewed-by: Michael Moss <mmoss@chromium.org> Tested-by: Michael Moss <mmoss@chromium.org> (cherry picked from commit 113d7a1704772af77bc799fcd3f76969c41820c3) Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/244761
This is the build environment -- also known as msysGit -- for Git for Windows.
The easiest way is to install it via the net installer. This installer will clone our two repositories, including all the necessary components to build Git for Windows, and perform an initial build.
msysGit brings a few components that are required to build Git:
cd /git && git ls-files \*.sh
for a full list).cd /git && git ls-files \*.perl
), most notably git svn
.gitk
and git gui
.Git for Windows is the software package that installs a minimal environment to run Git on Windows. It comes with a Bash (a Unix-type shell), with a Perl interpreter and with the Git executable and its dependencies.
On the other hand, msysGit is the software package installing the build environment that can build Git for Windows. The easiest way is to install it via the net installer.
The MinGW project's goal is to provide a way to compile native Windows binaries with no POSIX layer using the GNU C Compiler.
However, at least the Bash needs a POSIX layer (most notably due to the absence of the fork()
call on Windows). Therefore, MSys (the minimal system) is thrown in, offering the minimal system necessary to offer Bash (and Perl) functionality on Windows.
Consequently, MSys ships with a POSIX layer (based on an old version of Cygwin) that is only used by the Bash and Perl, but not by anything compiled within that environment.
For more information and documentation, please have a look and enhance our Wiki.
For code contributions and discussions, please see our mailing list.