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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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