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Re: Updated: git-1.5.5.1-1
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 01:41:42PM -0700, Matt Seitz (matseitz) wrote:
>> When compiled out of the box, the upstream git maintainers
>> cater to older cygwin releases, and intentionally disable
>> certain features that have been reported on their mailing
>> list, even though they work with the latest cygwin.
>> Therefore, this build turns those features back on.
>
>What is the easiest way for me to
>
>1. find the differences between the upstream git source and the Cygwin git source
>2. apply those changes to an older build of git
>
>I'd like to try building git 1.5.0.7, with the Cygwin git features turned back on.
I'd suggest downloading and inspecting the git source packages.
You can see a listing of same here: http://cygwin.com/packages/git/git-1.5.5.1-1-src
and that should provide some tantalizing clues.
cgf
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