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"First, git's Windows support is the weakest out of the three DVCSs being considered which is unacceptable as Python needs to support development on any platfor

"First, git's Windows support is the weakest out of the three DVCSs being considered which is unacceptable as Python needs to support development on any platform it runs on." This is FUD! The support for git on windows is pretty good and there is nothing obstrusive in it. You can use git on Windows fairly well. Sad to see this kind of comment written by smart people.

sixtofour 16y ago
"Last-Modified: 2010-01-07 23:33:01 +0100 (Thu, 07 Jan 2010)"
wzdd 16y ago
The PEP was written in 2008.
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Locke1689 16y ago
Git's Windows support is clearly the weakest since it requires either MinGW or Cygwin. The platform itself is unoptimized for native Windows performance. It may not be terrible but it's certainly the weakest of the DVCSs, as they say.
- cppsnob 16y ago
  Because... we all know Windows Python users are stylin with the Windows command shell. I agree with the grandparent, this decision was political.
- HerberthAmaral 16y ago
  Yes, but when I read the PEP, sounded like this is the biggest motivation to not use Git.
tghw 16y ago
Last time I tried TortoiseGit, adding a file either didn't work or just crashed hard. Mercurial, on the other hand, just got TortoiseHg 2.0, which is a pleasure to work with. It is true that git works on Windows, but that doesn't mean it works well.
- davvid 16y ago
  Just curious, have you ever tried GitCheetah? https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MSysGit:GitCheetah https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MSysGit:GitCheetah I've never experienced the crashes you describe but I've never used Tortoise either. YMMV, I suppose.
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buster 16y ago
I've been working on a prject last year which involved a few developers using Windows. It was a nightmare. Myself using Linux, i had no problem. But git on Windows.. It'd definitely behind other VCS.

sixtofour 16y ago

"Last-Modified: 2010-01-07 23:33:01 +0100 (Thu, 07 Jan 2010)"

wzdd 16y ago

The PEP was written in 2008.

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Locke1689 16y ago

Git's Windows support is clearly the weakest since it requires either MinGW or Cygwin. The platform itself is unoptimized for native Windows performance. It may not be terrible but it's certainly the weakest of the DVCSs, as they say.

cppsnob 16y ago
Because... we all know Windows Python users are stylin with the Windows command shell. I agree with the grandparent, this decision was political.
HerberthAmaral 16y ago
Yes, but when I read the PEP, sounded like this is the biggest motivation to not use Git.

tghw 16y ago

Last time I tried TortoiseGit, adding a file either didn't work or just crashed hard. Mercurial, on the other hand, just got TortoiseHg 2.0, which is a pleasure to work with. It is true that git works on Windows, but that doesn't mean it works well.

davvid 16y ago
Just curious, have you ever tried GitCheetah? https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MSysGit:GitCheetah https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/MSysGit:GitCheetah I've never experienced the crashes you describe but I've never used Tortoise either. YMMV, I suppose.

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buster 16y ago

I've been working on a prject last year which involved a few developers using Windows. It was a nightmare. Myself using Linux, i had no problem. But git on Windows.. It'd definitely behind other VCS.