Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc0

From: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
To: Bryan Turner <bturner@atlassian.com>
Cc: Git Users <git@vger.kernel.org>,
	git-for-windows <git-for-windows@googlegroups.com>,
	git-packagers@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc0
Date: Mon, 18 May 2020 05:04:19 +0200 (CEST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2005180503440.55@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGyf7-Fkn2uHLCqM-4qfM0YQAXoMgiMwKEaxkGkOtz=pYYKQWg@mail.gmail.com>

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Hi Bryan,

On Sat, 16 May 2020, Bryan Turner wrote:

> On Sat, May 16, 2020 at 7:10 AM Johannes Schindelin <
> Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> > Hi Bryan,
> >
> > On Fri, 15 May 2020, Bryan Turner wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 10:32 AM Johannes Schindelin
> > > <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear Git users,
> > > >
> > > > I hereby announce that Git for Windows 2.27.0-rc0 is available from:
> > > >
> > > >
> > https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.27.0-rc0.windows.1
> > >
> > > I've added the 2.27.0-rc0 release candidates for Git and Git for
> > > Windows to Bitbucket Server's test matrix. No failures to report.
> > >
> > > Thanks as always for these early release candidates!
> >
> > Thank you so much!
> >
> > To be honest, this time round I would _really_ like to ask for some manual
> > testing. I upgraded the MSYS2 runtime from being based on Cygwin v3.0.7 to
> > v3.1.4, and the biggest new feature is support for those new-fangled
> > pseudo terminals that Windows 10 now supports. I did find a couple of
> > rough edges in my use cases, but I am not exactly a typical Git for
> > Windows user...
> >
> > Could I ask for some manual testing in particular of anything run inside
> > the Git Bash?
>
>
> I’m happy to set it up and use it as my daily driver on one of my
> workstations, but I don’t want to overpromise how much help I can really
> offer for that sort of testing. I don’t do much of my full-time development
> on Windows anymore for a variety of reasons, so even if I install it in my
> Windows machines I won’t get that much active use in. And when I do use
> Windows, I keep my workflow pretty simple, so aside from basic adds and
> commits with an occasional checkout or very rare rebase, I just don’t cover
> that much functionality.
>
> Sorry I can’t offer much when it comes to end user style testing, Dscho.

Oh, please don't apologize. I appreciate all your help!

Ciao,
Dscho