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Date:	Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:19:54 +0400
From:	Andrey Repin <anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru>
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Subject:	Re: [ATTN: Git maintainer] Is there a reason Git package depends on cvs/cvsps ?
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Greetings, Earnie Boyd!

>> Is there a reason Git package depends on cvsps (and in result - cvs) package?
>> It doesn't looks like cvsps is required for daily Git operations.
>> Am I missing something?

> Git has M&Ps to allow you to clone a CVS repository using git commands.

And same for Subversion... But it doesn't depend on Subversion package...
Illogical, isn't it?
In short, I have native windows CVS, and I need to use it over Cygwin one.
Same for Subversion. For various reasons.
The only reason I'm using Cygwin Git is that windows Git package comes with
alot of... [what I already have in Cygwin], and I definitely don't need a host
of headache to bloom in my system. 


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Andrey Repin (anrdaemon AT freemail DOT ru) 06.12.2012, <22:15>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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