You need to download and install msysGit, and make sure it ends up on your path ahead of cygwin git when running any windows programs (including Julia), but does not end up on your path when running cygwin.
On Sun, Aug 16, 2015 at 8:46 AM Marcio Sales <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tried to compile Julia with CYWIN according to those instructions. > Compilation completed but I have a problem: when executing outside cywin, > no Pkg commands work (Pkg.init(), Pkg.add(), etc..). It instantly gives a > git related error. When executing from within Cywin, then I don't get this > error but Julia hangs forever trying to load METADATA when I try > Pkg.update() or when I try to install a new package. I also tried to > overwrite the compiled Julia folder on an existing Julia instalation, which > then gets rid of the git error, but still hangs. > Any hints? Maybe a parameter or two were missing with make? > Compiling from source gave me the latest version of Julia, 0.4.x > > Best, > Marcio >
