On 10/10/2022 12:22 PM, Christian Couder wrote: > On Mon, Oct 10, 2022 at 2:19 PM NSENGIYUMVA WILBERFORCE > <nsengiyumvawilberforce@xxxxxxxxx> 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
