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Subject: Re: [boost] [Git] Documentation update
From: Dave Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-02-12 20:23:18


on Tue Feb 12 2013, "Jeffrey Lee Hellrung, Jr." <jeffrey.hellrung-AT-gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3672272/msysgit-vs-git-for-windows
is an example

-- 
Dave Abrahams

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