Git on Windows - Revision history

Henon at 19:00, 13 June 2009

2009-06-13T19:00:30Z

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	<h1>Want to improve the situation?</h1>		<h1>Want to improve the situation?</h1>

-	<br>'''Contribute''' to ~~the~~ <big><big><big>[[~~dotgit~~]]</big></big></big> ~~project~~, the most ~~'''~~advanced~~'''~~ open source implementation of git for .NET ~~in C#.~~	+	<br>'''Contribute''' to <big><big><big>[[GitSharp\|Git#]]</big></big></big>, the most advanced open source implementation of git for .NET

	<br>Every little bit helps:		<br>Every little bit helps:
-	* ~~'''~~Link~~'''~~ to the [[~~dotgit~~\|~~dotgit~~ website]] to promote the project.	+	* Link to the [[GitSharp\|Git# website]] to promote the project.
-	* Tell your ~~'''~~friends~~'''~~ ...	+	* Tell your friends ...
-	* ~~'''~~Code!~~'''~~ Add a unit test or tackle one of the missing features.	+	* Code! Add a unit test or tackle one of the missing features.

	<br>Stop complaining about the situation, start rocking and have fun!		<br>Stop complaining about the situation, start rocking and have fun!
	</div>		</div>

-	'''Git''' is a distributed ''source code management tool'' originally developed for the Linux Kernel. Due to the versatility and extreme performance it is continuously gaining popularity for an ever increasing number of projects. Git is available on any Unix platform but Microsoft Windows still seems to be a hostile environment for git~~. The first part of the article gives a good overview about the state of git on Windows. The second article deals with an emerging pure C# implementation of git (see [[#Git and CSharp]])~~.	+	'''Git''' is a distributed ''source code management tool'' originally developed for the Linux Kernel. Due to the versatility and extreme performance it is continuously gaining popularity for an ever increasing number of projects. Git is available on any Unix platform but Microsoft Windows still seems to be a hostile environment for git.

	== Git on Windows ==		== Git on Windows ==

Henon: /* Git and CSharp */

2009-06-13T18:45:32Z

Git and CSharp

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	TODO: There are some other git GUI projects for windows which need to be covered here.		TODO: There are some other git GUI projects for windows which need to be covered here.

-	== Git ~~and CSharp~~ ==	+	== Git for C# ==
-	My vision for a true windows version of git is an implementation in pure C#. Others are sharing this vision with me and have already started to work on it to make it come true. The mono project has initiated several successive Google summer of code projects but the outcome was not impressive so far. ~~By searching recent activity~~ on ~~github I found the~~ [[~~dotgit~~]] project ~~that opposed to some others actually compiles (!!)~~ and ~~seems to be continuously worked on~~. ~~They make use of~~ the ~~jgit project and ported some of~~ the ~~java sources and tests to C# to~~ quickly ~~build up the most important parts~~. Once the project reaches a critical mass it will break through so ...	+	My vision for a true windows version of git is an implementation in pure C#. Others are sharing this vision with me and have already started to work on it to make it come true. The mono project has initiated several successive Google summer of code projects but the outcome was not impressive so far. The fastest way towards a full fledged git implementation on .NET is to port jgit. The [[GitSharp\|Git#]] project is doing so and has already ported many files. By porting the test suite the port will quickly become complete. Once the project reaches a critical mass it will break through. If you are interested in contributing to [[GitSharp\|Git#]] please fork the project on github.
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-	~~Let's join our forces and support dotgit. Every little bit helps, and if it is only~~ to ~~link to the project.~~	+
-		+
-	~~===~~ [[~~dotgit~~]] on ~~github ===~~	+
-	~~;Public clone url: git://~~github.~~com/pheew/dotgit.git~~	+

Henon: Git and CSharp moved to Git on Windows: better title for the content

2009-06-13T18:40:53Z

Git and CSharp moved to Git on Windows: better title for the content

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Henon at 15:13, 10 June 2009

2009-06-10T15:13:16Z

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	<div style="width:500px;float:right;margin:50px;padding:10px;border:1px solid;background:white;">		<div style="width:500px;float:right;margin:50px;padding:10px;border:1px solid;background:white;">
-	Git on Windows ...	+	Git support on Windows could be better ...
	<h1>Want to improve the situation?</h1>		<h1>Want to improve the situation?</h1>

-	'''Contribute''' to the <big><big><big>[[dotgit]]</big></big></big> project, the most '''advanced''' open source implementation of git for .NET in C#.	+	<br>'''Contribute''' to the <big><big><big>[[dotgit]]</big></big></big> project, the most '''advanced''' open source implementation of git for .NET in C#.

-	Every little bit helps:	+	<br>Every little bit helps:
-	* Link to the [[dotgit\|dotgit website]] to promote the project.	+	* '''Link''' to the [[dotgit\|dotgit website]] to promote the project.
-	* Tell your friends ...	+	* Tell your '''friends''' ...
	* '''Code!''' Add a unit test or tackle one of the missing features.		* '''Code!''' Add a unit test or tackle one of the missing features.

-	Stop complaining about the situation, start rocking and have fun!	+	<br>Stop complaining about the situation, start rocking and have fun!
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Henon at 15:07, 10 June 2009

2009-06-10T15:07:23Z

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		+	<div style="width:500px;float:right;margin:50px;padding:10px;border:1px solid;background:white;">
		+	Git on Windows ...
		+	<h1>Want to improve the situation?</h1>
		+
		+	'''Contribute''' to the <big><big><big>[[dotgit]]</big></big></big> project, the most '''advanced''' open source implementation of git for .NET in C#.
		+
		+	Every little bit helps:
		+	* Link to the [[dotgit\|dotgit website]] to promote the project.
		+	* Tell your friends ...
		+	* '''Code!''' Add a unit test or tackle one of the missing features.
		+
		+	Stop complaining about the situation, start rocking and have fun!
		+	</div>
		+
	'''Git''' is a distributed ''source code management tool'' originally developed for the Linux Kernel. Due to the versatility and extreme performance it is continuously gaining popularity for an ever increasing number of projects. Git is available on any Unix platform but Microsoft Windows still seems to be a hostile environment for git. The first part of the article gives a good overview about the state of git on Windows. The second article deals with an emerging pure C# implementation of git (see [[#Git and CSharp]]).		'''Git''' is a distributed ''source code management tool'' originally developed for the Linux Kernel. Due to the versatility and extreme performance it is continuously gaining popularity for an ever increasing number of projects. Git is available on any Unix platform but Microsoft Windows still seems to be a hostile environment for git. The first part of the article gives a good overview about the state of git on Windows. The second article deals with an emerging pure C# implementation of git (see [[#Git and CSharp]]).

Henon: /* Git and CSharp */

2009-06-06T20:08:39Z

Git and CSharp

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	== Git and CSharp ==		== Git and CSharp ==
-	My vision for a true windows version of git is an implementation in pure C#. Others are sharing this vision with me and have already started to work on it to make it come true. The mono project has initiated several successive Google summer of code projects but the outcome was not impressive so far. By searching recent activity on github I found the ~~'''~~dotgit~~'''~~ project that opposed to some others actually compiles (!!) and seems to be continuously worked on. They make use of the jgit project and ported some of the java sources and tests to C# to quickly build up the most important parts. Once the project reaches a critical mass it will break through so ...	+	My vision for a true windows version of git is an implementation in pure C#. Others are sharing this vision with me and have already started to work on it to make it come true. The mono project has initiated several successive Google summer of code projects but the outcome was not impressive so far. By searching recent activity on github I found the [[dotgit]] project that opposed to some others actually compiles (!!) and seems to be continuously worked on. They make use of the jgit project and ported some of the java sources and tests to C# to quickly build up the most important parts. Once the project reaches a critical mass it will break through so ...

-	~~Please~~ join our forces and support dotgit. Every little bit helps, and if it is only to link to the project.	+	Let's join our forces and support dotgit. Every little bit helps, and if it is only to link to the project.

-	=== dotgit on github ===	+	=== [[dotgit]] on github ===
	;Public clone url: git://github.com/pheew/dotgit.git		;Public clone url: git://github.com/pheew/dotgit.git

Henon at 19:35, 4 June 2009

2009-06-04T19:35:36Z

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-	'''Git#''' is a pure C# implementation of Git ~~that does not depend on Cygwin or any other compatibility layers~~	+	'''Git''' is a distributed ''source code management tool'' originally developed for the Linux Kernel. Due to the versatility and extreme performance it is continuously gaining popularity for an ever increasing number of projects. Git is available on any Unix platform but Microsoft Windows still seems to be a hostile environment for git. The first part of the article gives a good overview about the state of git on Windows. The second article deals with an emerging pure C# implementation of git (see [[#Git and CSharp]]).

-	~~Please contribute!~~	+	== Git on Windows ==
		+	=== Git on Cygwin ===
		+	By now, the most complete git support for Windows is provided by Cygwin's Git package. However, this requires to install Cygwin and use git through its command line interface from the cygwin bash. Git on Cygwin is rock solid and stable and is without doubt the best choice for serious software development when you are a command line freak. For the more visual types among us, the TCL/Tk GUI '''gitk''' provides a graphical user interface that is able to display the branching tree and other things. However, in my opinion, gitk must be a horrible user interface for the spoiled average windows user. I'd rather use the CLI than gitk. I will go into detail about better git-GUIs for windows later.

-	== ~~Source Code~~ ==	+	=== msysGit ===
-	~~Of course~~ Git# is ~~itself managed in~~ a git repository.	+	Git is also available as a standalone package for Windows as the msysGit package. Install msysGit (and be sure Cygwin is not installed or you will have some troubles) and use Git either from the windows command prompt or from the integrated bash. msysGit is the original git source code that has been compiled on msys into native windows executables with the advantage that the git commands can be called by other applications easily. Thanks to its better Windows-integration most of the graphical user interfaces that are available for windows are based on msysGit. The most important features of git are implemented and seem to work quite well, so it can be considered to be used for serious software development on Windows. On the other side, there are still some minor things missing. The best thing about msysGit is that one of the maintainers (johannes schindelin aka dscho) is a really nice person. He helped me very much by tracking down and fixing a msys-cygwin interaction problem on my system that caused infinite loops when pushing/pulling via ssh. Thanks to his efforts, the problem is now gone eventually and msysGit has really become quite useful!
-	;Public clone url: git://github.com/~~igorgue~~/~~git-sharp~~.git	+
		+	=== TortoiseGit ===
		+	The most natural way to interact with my files in git repositories is through the explorer integration of TortoiseGit. If you liked TortoiseCVS / TortoiseSVN then you will be liking TortoiseGit since it allows hands-on manipulation of your files and directories in the git repository. TortoiseGit is quite actively developed and has improved drastically over the last month. When I first testet it I was luckily and got a more or less stable release but I soon noticed that TortoiseGit is not yet quite stable. I expect it to be usable for serious development in a few month from now. I will update this article as soon as that happens.
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		+	TODO: There are some other git GUI projects for windows which need to be covered here.
		+
		+	== Git and CSharp ==
		+	My vision for a true windows version of git is an implementation in pure C#. Others are sharing this vision with me and have already started to work on it to make it come true. The mono project has initiated several successive Google summer of code projects but the outcome was not impressive so far. By searching recent activity on github I found the '''dotgit''' project that opposed to some others actually compiles (!!) and seems to be continuously worked on. They make use of the jgit project and ported some of the java sources and tests to C# to quickly build up the most important parts. Once the project reaches a critical mass it will break through so ...
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		+	Please join our forces and support dotgit. Every little bit helps, and if it is only to link to the project.
		+
		+	=== dotgit on github ===
		+	;Public clone url: git://github.com/pheew/dotgit.git

Henon: GitSharp moved to Git and CSharp

2009-06-04T18:11:25Z

GitSharp moved to Git and CSharp

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Henon at 17:36, 3 June 2009

2009-06-03T17:36:45Z

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	== Source Code ==		== Source Code ==
	Of course Git# is itself managed in a git repository.		Of course Git# is itself managed in a git repository.
-	;Public clone url:git://github.com/~~henon~~/git-sharp.git	+	;Public clone url: git://github.com/igorgue/git-sharp.git

Henon at 17:30, 3 June 2009

2009-06-03T17:30:20Z

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	Please contribute!		Please contribute!
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		+	== Source Code ==
		+	Of course Git# is itself managed in a git repository.
		+	;Public clone url:git://github.com/henon/git-sharp.git