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Dependencies such as cURL and OpenSSL are necessary to build and run Git. Previously, we obtained those dependencies by fetching NuGet packages. However, it is notoriously hard to keep NuGet packages of C/C++ libraries up-to-date, as the toolsets for different Visual Studio versions are different, and the NuGet packages would have to ship them all. That is the reason why the NuGet packages we use are quite old, and even insecure in the case of cURL and OpenSSL (the versions contain known security flaws that have been addressed by later versions for which no NuGet packages are available). The better way to handle this situation is to use the vcpkg system: https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg The idea is that a single Git repository contains enough supporting files to build up-to-date versions of a large number of Open Source libraries on demand, including cURL and OpenSSL. We integrate this system via four new .bat files to 1) initialize the vcpkg system, 2) build the packages, 4) set up Git's Makefile system to find the build artifacts, and 3) copy the artifacts into the top-level directory We now also completely convert the pathname exported in the %msvc_bin_dir_msys% variable to MSYS format with forward slashes rather than a mixture of forward and back slashes. This solves an obscure problem observed by some developers: [...] http-push.c CC remote-curl.o remote-curl.c * new script parameters GEN git-instaweb sed: -e expression #7, char 155: invalid reference \2 on `s' command's RHS make: *** [Makefile:2023: git-instaweb] Error 1 Signed-off-by: Jeff Hostetler <jeffhost@microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
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