+The Steps to Build Git with VS2015 or VS2017 from the command line.
+
+1. Install the "vcpkg" open source package manager and build essential
+ third-party libraries. The steps for this have been captured in a
+ set of convenience scripts. These can be run from a stock Command
+ Prompt or from an SDK bash window:
+
+ $ cd <repo_root>
+ $ ./compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_install.bat
+
+ The vcpkg tools and all of the third-party sources will be installed
+ in this folder:
+ <repo_root>/compat/vcbuild/vcpkg/
+
+ A file will be created with a set of Makefile macros pointing to a
+ unified "include", "lib", and "bin" directory (release and debug) for
+ all of the required packages. This file will be included by the main
+ Makefile:
+ <repo_root>/compat/vcbuild/MSVC-DEFS-GEN
+
+2. OPTIONALLY copy the third-party *.dll and *.pdb files into the repo
+ root to make it easier to run and debug git.exe without having to
+ manipulate your PATH. This is especially true for debug sessions in
+ Visual Studio.
+
+ Use ONE of the following forms which should match how you want to
+ compile git.exe.
+
+ $ ./compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_copy_packages.bat debug
+ $ ./compat/vcbuild/vcpkg_copy_packages.bat release
+
+3. Build git using MSVC from an SDK bash window using one of the
+ following commands:
+
+ $ make MSVC=1
+ $ make MSVC=1 DEBUG=1
+
+================================================================
+
The Steps of Build Git with VS2008
1. You need the build environment, which contains the Git dependencies
the git operations.
3. Inside Git's directory run the command:
- make common-cmds.h
- to generate the common-cmds.h file needed to compile git.
+ make command-list.h
+ to generate the command-list.h file needed to compile git.
4. Then either build Git with the GNU Make Makefile in the Git projects
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