Hi,
On Wed, 18 Jun 2008, Edward Z. Yang wrote:
> Clifford Caoile wrote:
>
> > I am interested in a Portable ("Portable Apps"?) edition, but its not
> > a burning need for me.
FWIW I regularly just copy an existing C:/Program Files/Git (side note:
whoever forced spaces in those directory names should be shot) somewhere
else, and it just works. You only have to call the contained msys.bat.
> > One interesting thing is that "USB memory" devices for Windows are
> > often FAT format, so some install size optimations and features
> > dependent on NTFS will not work. In this age however, I suppose its
> > better to just reformat the whole device to NTFS or use TrueCrypt or
> > other fs-in-a-container tech.
That is a horrible suggestion. NTFS is complicated, and not well
supported under most operating systems (and maybe seriously
underdocumented?). FAT, on the other hand, has been a stable, standard
file system, even if there might be patent issues in the future, thanks to
our "friends" out of Redmond.
I hope you no longer suggest that, then, unless you are only ever
interested in supporting Windows, in which case I am no longer interested.
Ciao,
Dscho
