X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:45:30 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Updated: git-1.5.5.1-1 Message-ID: <20080424214530.GF2598@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com References: <481001BF DOT 9090300 AT byu DOT net> <70952A932255A2489522275A628B97C306A99948 AT xmb-sjc-233 DOT amer DOT cisco DOT com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <70952A932255A2489522275A628B97C306A99948@xmb-sjc-233.amer.cisco.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com 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 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/