git svn on windows speedup now in git “next” branch”
Update: This page incorrectly stated that this patch was included in git 1.7.0.1. It’s not! It’s in the git repository’s “next” branch – which will eventually become the git 1.7.2 series. I’ll update again when this is released.
The lovely people on the git mailing list have accepted my patch to include this speedup in the main git distribution. (It’s in git’s “next” branch and will probably be released as 1.7.2 so it’s not yet included in the latest msysgit release).
It lives here.
It didn’t take long to figure out how to package it up using git format-patch once I read SubmittingPatches.txt.
The whole thing was much less scary than I imagined. Thanks to Johannes Schindelin (of msysgit) for nursing me through the process as a complete newb!
This was my first contribution to an OSS project using git (ironically – the project itself was git) – and I’m _amazed_ how much smoother the process was than using SVN/patch files.
I’m now more optimistic that Castle Project’s move to git hub will bring some big benefits.
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