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 <derrickstolee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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
