On Fri, 2010-04-30 at 18:20 +0530, Phani Bhushan Tholeti wrote:
1. git clone fails as the git port is blocked.
way out: Download source code of latest release and submit patches
on that (good enough)
No, that is not really good enough. Many parts of the code have
undergone major changes
Hi:
I was interested in contributing to the GIMP src (maybe a few bug fixes or
such), when I had these problems:
0. Have to use M$ Windows (can't help it - its the system given by my
employer)
way out: Use Cygwin.
1. git clone fails as the git port is blocked.
way out: Download source
0. Have to use M$ Windows
Don't bother writing M$, that is so last century.
way out: Use Cygwin.
In what way is that a way out? You will still be using Windows...
You should be aware that if you use Cygwin, and your intent is to
build software for native Windows (software that doesn't
