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With this patch, Git can be built using the Microsoft toolchain, via: make MSVC=1 [DEBUG=1] Third party libraries are built from source using the open source "vcpkg" tool set. See https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg On a first build, the vcpkg tools and the third party libraries are automatically downloaded and built. DLLs for the third party libraries are copied to the top-level (and t/helper) directory to facilitate debugging. See compat/vcbuild/README. A series of .bat files are invoked by the Makefile to find the location of the installed version of Visual Studio and the associated compiler tools (essentially replicating the environment setup performed by a "Developer Command Prompt"). This should find the most recent VS2015 or VS2017 installation. Output from these scripts are used by the Makefile to define compiler and linker pathnames and -I and -L arguments. The build produces .pdb files for both debug and release builds. Note: This commit was squashed from an organic series of commits developed between 2016 and 2018 in Git for Windows' `master` branch. This combined commit eliminates the obsolete commits related to fetching NuGet packages for third party libraries. It is difficult to use NuGet packages for C/C++ sources because they may be built by earlier versions of the MSVC compiler and have CRT version and linking issues. Additionally, the C/C++ NuGet packages that we were using tended to not be updated concurrently with the sources. And in the case of cURL and OpenSSL, this could expose us to security issues. Helped-by: Yue Lin Ho <b8732003@student.nsysu.edu.tw> Helped-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org> Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals.
Git is an Open Source project covered by the GNU General Public License version 2 (some parts of it are under different licenses, compatible with the GPLv2). It was originally written by Linus Torvalds with help of a group of hackers around the net.
Please read the file INSTALL for installation instructions.
Many Git online resources are accessible from https://git-scm.com/ including full documentation and Git related tools.
See Documentation/gittutorial.txt to get started, then see
Documentation/giteveryday.txt for a useful minimum set of commands, and
Documentation/git-.txt for documentation of each command.
If git has been correctly installed, then the tutorial can also be
read with man gittutorial or git help tutorial, and the
documentation of each command with man git-<commandname> or git help <commandname>.
CVS users may also want to read Documentation/gitcvs-migration.txt
(man gitcvs-migration or git help cvs-migration if git is
installed).
The user discussion and development of Git take place on the Git mailing list -- everyone is welcome to post bug reports, feature requests, comments and patches to git@vger.kernel.org (read Documentation/SubmittingPatches for instructions on patch submission). To subscribe to the list, send an email with just "subscribe git" in the body to majordomo@vger.kernel.org. The mailing list archives are available at https://public-inbox.org/git/, http://marc.info/?l=git and other archival sites.
Issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately to the Git Security mailing list git-security@googlegroups.com.
The maintainer frequently sends the "What's cooking" reports that list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" and the name as (depending on your mood):
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks