Re: Working on Git on MS Windows

Hi,

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009, Jakub Narebski wrote:

On Mon, 3 Aug 2009, Thiago Farina wrote:

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On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 1:02 PM, Jakub Narebski[off-list ref] wrote:

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Thiago Farina [off-list ref] writes:

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I'm new to git, I already downloaded the msysgit. I'm working with 
git a couples weeks now. But I want to start debugging the git 
source code in Windows. How can I do that? Can I do that using 
Visual Studio, or there are other methods to debug git?

Git uses GNU make as a build tool, so I am not sure if you can 
develop Git with MS Visual Studio.  You should have GNU make 
installed if you have chosen appropriate version of msysGit (the one 
with developer tools).

I can build the git with make which was installed by msysGit. But I 
want to debug, not only build.

I don't know if you can debug msysGit with MS Visual Studio.

I have no idea if that is possible, and I have no inclination to 
install/buy MS Visual Studio to find out.

However, I think I can assist anybody trying to do it.  You'll have to 
know how to operate Visual Studio, though, and come back with specific 
things that do not work.

I think you should be able to, as msysGit is native Windows application. 
But I do not program on MS Windows myself.

Perhaps this question should be better asked on msysGit Google Group?
http://groups.google.com/group/msysgit

Almost definitely.

Ciao,
Dscho