From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS3215 2.6.0.0/16 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from out1.vger.email (out1.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::1:20]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 101BB1F403 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2022 16:58:51 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="qHztPfU+"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229887AbiJJQ62 (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:58:28 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:44016 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229907AbiJJQ6W (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:58:22 -0400 Received: from mail-pg1-x533.google.com (mail-pg1-x533.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::533]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CE8C1748D0 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:58:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-pg1-x533.google.com with SMTP id s206so10756907pgs.3 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:58:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=WLbdUfM3GI+AVfPy0LtIHpWZEbobXTWNmN8YZuks1e0=; b=qHztPfU+QHkoojh1mS1Nn3yT04Bbsz6LOiddK/FBqMlLnKG3+KUg1a6dW0ECyo6bQN PY4xxrLLQVmO25duxlwDGCFaWRuzj6fBP2ooScaI0aErJg5Ef37MCbCAu+vIOkEPSzO0 wvldCEubra7n9b6R6lrTnxq8tohNF9T9ZGKQWnJMPOLqiAuFQFwjvrt3w6nObdQ1RxzZ A6TzN46EeRwIH9l2WJmX48EGhrxJwLvLaMteHj8BsNqPOIpvmRuxSOVhF2L5/F3ae4g5 0b0mlh6hSQamw49UcFEFC80P7p0r6pyDV2Fiddyjy6pFRXea62Ubxp0MuExPOUPv8LWY u4QQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=WLbdUfM3GI+AVfPy0LtIHpWZEbobXTWNmN8YZuks1e0=; b=D2+hSb+emjqVklNkenGJ/h5+t1mG3nEQYrt9pQiYAvuBAfWi1kuRGX2FNUAy5j772V um3b1ihK97eqIHVfkWf7b96J2iyRBIgWSYOqegBINetom23P7mNVBDK3reZ6w0hCUnTu 5EHVNY0ZyXZY6zveGyZA3pFhcrdyw3zLwBvmUj8ZiK6D0ePeVyAb1K7+OEfQkOTBEvy/ /eh7+WG8w04wAB+U2V7oq2P+umyvSSIAdPa/N3vM+Tj5x9bvvTPRLyiOI8pEUWtM+Ve7 6h5MXrqSFaYtooBrB1+UYhGUUAs9YJeB34S2KXggEvrKbANTIfKC3M4xnhMrqfhv9gkB 3xUQ== X-Gm-Message-State: ACrzQf1QtcikFGMm+jyxnZg1tpzJMNnapegDmYtq91ea5FQPzHTJ8rfP QnoKTFXtWfByK3Fmc1ANmsisngIoHEeUjIXobzU1skC3NBKk/RY6 X-Google-Smtp-Source: AMsMyM7lulMs7um6/dDJ5GCO/WNYkLtWQctqNkN0HROTba6lfc89R4gdOpX0pgAWtI7hNiM3S5dzBZkEfNFqSkbbhkQ= X-Received: by 2002:a63:fc66:0:b0:44d:75a0:a727 with SMTP id r38-20020a63fc66000000b0044d75a0a727mr17185843pgk.589.1665421082184; Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:58:02 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <9fcfc8b0-772d-08c3-595b-5a5a139d7ecd@github.com> In-Reply-To: <9fcfc8b0-772d-08c3-595b-5a5a139d7ecd@github.com> From: Luna Jernberg Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:57:33 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [Outreachy] internship contribution To: Derrick Stolee , Luna Jernberg Cc: Christian Couder , NSENGIYUMVA WILBERFORCE , git@vger.kernel.org, Hariom verma Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Maybe WSL can be used?: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 6:55 PM Derrick Stolee wrote: > > On 10/10/2022 12:22 PM, Christian Couder wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 2:19 PM NSENGIYUMVA WILBERFORCE > > wrote: > >> > >> I see most of the articles are UNIX based, does it mean that I should > >> have a UNIX based operating system in order to contribute? > >> Currently, I have windows installed 11 on my PC > > > > You can install a Linux virtual machine on your PC and develop in this > > virtual machine, or you can install the Git for Windows SDK from: > > > > https://gitforwindows.org/#contribute > > > > It might be best to install both development environments. I will not > > be able to help you much with development environment issues if you > > develop on Windows, but if it works for you, that could be Ok, > > especially if you use GitGitGadget too. > > The git-for-windows/git fork has some information that is helpful > for developing Git on a Windows machine [1]. This also includes > details about recommending a Linux VM with Windows' Hyper-V system > because compiling and testing Git is so much faster on Linux. > > [1] https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md > > Good luck! > -Stolee