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UpdatingMSysGit
How to update msysGit.
IntroductionTogether with Git for Windows, the build environment msysGit advances, too. If you want to stay on top of those developments, just use Git itself. DetailsFirst of all, if you installed msysGit via the fullinstall package, you will have to run /share/msysGit/initialize.sh to put your setup into the same state as it would have been after running the netinstall. After that, you will have to decide what you are interested in: The Git submoduleInitially, the submodule will be checked out at the revision committed to the super project. If you want to stay up-to-date with the recent developments in 4msysgit (the msysGit specific fork of the official Git project), you need to set up a tracking branch for the devel branch: cd /git git checkout --track origin/devel This only needs to be done once, all subsequent updates can be performed by cd /git git pull (Of course, if you want to track master instead of devel, you have to adjust the commands appropriately.) Note that there are several branches in 4msysgit.git; all branches except for master (the ultra-stable branch) and devel (the less stable, more current one) are subject to frequent rewinding and developments until they are either merged or scrapped. The superproject'''Note:''' Earlier installers did not set up the post-checkout hook which is necessary to be able to update the bash and msys-1.0.dll components; please check that you have a file /.git/hooks/post-checkout, and if it is missing, copy it from /share/msysGit/post-checkout-hook! The build environment around Git for Windows is managed in the superproject (AKA msysGit itself). After installing it with the netinstall package (or converting a fullinstall into the same state), updating is just a matter of cd / git pull By default, you are on the ''master'' branch, but you can follow the more current devel branch, too: cd / git checkout --track origin/devel The same principle as for the branches of the Git submodule applies to the branches of the superproject msysGit. The Git Cheetah submoduleAs Git Cheetah is much more experimental than Git itself, its development is done directly on the master branch. Please see GitCheetah for details. |
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