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Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation update
From: Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr. (jeffrey.hellrung_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-12 19:58:36


On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Dave Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> on Tue Feb 12 2013, "Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr." <
> jeffrey.hellrung-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 8:07 AM, Dave Abrahams <dave_at_[hidden]>
> wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> >> Is git for windows dead-simple to install yet?
> >>
> >
> > I've always thought so.
>
> IMO it wasn't always dead-simple. Too many choices of what to install,
> confusing documentation about what you're actually getting with each
> choice, etc., were all problems. I feel safe recommending
> http://windows.github.com, though. I guess I should test it myself
> before being so confident...
>

I guess there was the choice of SSH client, IIRC, but I don't remember
anything else remotely trippy :/ I've always just used the git bash (okay,
more recently git gui), I don't know if that simplifies things.

- Jeff


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